If there is one thing that 10 years in this office has taught me, is that it is easy to shut the rest of the world out. My circle of friends that I socialize with in the real world has dwindled over the years. It has come to the point now, that unless there is a family, church or school activity I don't do anything with anyone anymore. I used to have game nights, and would have people over quite frequently. I think I have lost the will and the confidence to invite others over anymore. I have made the assumption that if nobody has looked to me to socialize that I am therefore outside of the social circles and not wanted company. However, I know that this is not the case.
Not to long ago, I was talking with one of my kids about friends. The conversation was about how from the child's point of view that nobody wanted to be friends. There was a camp coming up and they did not want to go because they were certain the everyone else had friends and they would be alone. As it turned out many of the other kids at the camp were experiencing the same thing.
I am certain that I am not alone and thought that I would reach out to fellow home office people who are in the Provo area and see if there would be an interest in having a regular "Only the lonely" lunch. Anybody that wanted could come. I was thinking every other Wednesday or something like that at one of the fine eateries in the valley. Marley's at Timp Harley is good. If you re interested, you can email me. My contact info is part of my profile on the right.
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