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[quote=Anonymous]When my dad died last year, I was touched by how many people dropped off food or brought flowers or took me out to lunch or called or sent cards.  I'm an introvert and not someone who's "charismatic", but when we moved here 20 years ago not knowing very many people, I started living by the "to have a friend, be a friend" philosophy.  That has made my life much richer and I'm grateful for the diverse friendships I've developed, including neighbors, co-workers, parents of our kids' friends. friends from a long-term volunteer activity I've done, friends from church, my book groupers (truly my people :)) and my running group pals.  I'm not someone who's constantly doing stuff for other people and we're pretty much homebodies, but we try to help when help is needed and we like to invite friends over for low-key gatherings.  Mostly, though, I'm a good listener-- I'm genuinely curious about people's lives -- and I reach out.  In some ways, over the years I've learned to be an extrovert in small doses.  The greatest benefit has been that our kids have learned the habit of being a friend to others.  The two oldest have gone on to college and were able to make really lovely friends easily.  That makes my heart happy.  [/quote]

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