Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlife,onereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhave.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireeffortandcommitment(责任，义务，承诺).

Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal(叙旧)withthefriends,relativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhave.

Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!

Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucoulddependontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?

Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlately,isitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?

Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisthatyouhavegottentoobusy,takeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtime.Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities(优先考虑的事)inlife.Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?

Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriends,whyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialjoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover-committedbecauseyouneversay‘‘No”toanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifso,why?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?

Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeexactlyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities.Makesurethatyouscheduleenoughtimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou.

Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlife,makeaspaceinyourschedule,andaspaceinyourheartforthem.

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