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Being open with people

Recently I read an article on “Turning Stranger’s into Friends”. You can read the full article here http://tinybuddha.com/blog/11-ways-to-turn-strangers-into-friends/. It was quite interesting and I could relate to it a lot. The person who wrote it gave some obvious tips (and some not so obvious) on how to interact with people but for some it is hard, because they are not very social creatures, like myself. I have a lot of trouble starting conversations myself but if someone walks up and starts talking to me, then I’m not so scared to talk to them.

A tip that was given was discover their core passion. I think this is great. I think that if you try and figure out what the person you are talking to is passionate about, they will be more willing to talk to you! I personally could talk about my passion (animals) all day!

The tips that were given in this article were very insightful. it helped me this weekend when I went to a party and didn’t know anyone except the hostess! I left having some new friends that were very friendly and nice!

Thanks for reading!

– Elizabeth

Welcome!

Hello! I am Elizabeth and my goal is to help you connect better with each other! This is my first blog so please go easy on me.

A little bit about me: I work with Pine Winds Connections. I love my job and I love animals. I am an introvert. I am dating a member of the military, which has its ups and downs.

My goal as I said before is to help people better connect with the families of military members. This is very important to us at Pine Winds Connections. So the way I will try to do this is explain my personal experiences of dating someone in the military.

Being with someone in the military is like a normal relationship. But there are some things they are not allowed to tell you because they can’t for their safety and the safety of the country. You can’t have them with you all the time. There are times when you don’t hear from them and you can’t help but worry a little bit. But when you do finally hear from them, it’s a huge relief.

Communication is important! I cannot stress this enough. Letters, emails, postcards, I personally write my boyfriend letters and email him. I don’t hear from him every day, but I write him an email every day. My letters are written once a day at the end and at the end of the week, I put all of the notes together and mail them. I was told by my coworker who is a Veteran; she also runs the page www.Faceofcombat.us that the letters can be mailed just like normal mail.