Before you label yourself different/weird/nerdy/dorky.

Think of this phrase.

"Everyone is weird,
it's only when we meet someone who has the same interests as us,
then we're normal."

This year I met someone who shares a whole load of similar interests and hobbies to me, someone who I would have never realized would love the things I do. When you meet someone like this, you realize that you are ease with yourself. You don't have to put up walls or a mask to create a first impression and get them to like you. "Soul mates" would be the closest term to it but without the
"lovey dovey"ness. We're just friends. You can speak your mind and pour out your heart without worrying of their response or impression of you.

In my life, I would have never imagined to meet someone who carries the same ideals and attitude as this person. It makes you think whether you needed to do all that you did to capture the attention of people around you. I can't describe the feeling for you because this is the first time I've met anyone who is on the same wave-length as me but it's a comfortable one.

Some things in life just fall in place and these are one of those rare moments that you get. Before I met this person, I was paranoid and confused but now my ideals stand affirmed and rooted. I have now become more sure of my notions and perceptions because I'm not alone.
This is what (I feel) a connection feels like; I "pick up" on how this person feels despite said person not showing it.

So don't fear being alone because there will always be "Somebody for somebody" even if it's not the type of "love" you are looking for. Don't try to please people or become somebody's doormat to enter their "circle". Do it because you WANT TO, you genuinely want to be their friend. Some of us have a wide circle of friends but very few close or best friends because we fear isolation/being ostracized. So don't let the paranoia of acceptance reign over you.

Be true to yourself, even if it means that your "friends" start drifting away from you because if they do then they aren't really friends are they? Believe in your own morals and ideas, sooner or later you will meet kindred spirits who will love you and your interests. It may take a while but believe me when you do meet them, you'll realize that the wait you endured can't hold a candle to the bonds you'll
form with this new friend or friends.

Your new friends will break down the walls you never knew you had built around yourself and they'll make it such that those walls will keep
your new circle of friends safe and your old "friends" out. They will take the time to learn about you, to shower concern and save or at
least alleviate the mess you put yourself in. They will never leave you in the lurch and always keep you close to their hearts. You
don't have to go chasing after them to keep yourself in the loop.

All i'm trying to say in my long post is that try and find that connection with your true self, because once you do you'll never regret
anything except why you didn't meet this person earlier. Once you do find it, hold on to it tightly because you might never find that
connection again.




TO "You know who you are", I apprieciate this friendship a lot. Thank you so very much for letting me be your friend. I am still learning so many things from you and growing as a person. Thank you for letting me feel this special bond. :)
If anything, you are one that is extra ordinary among all of us. Don't let anything or anyone get in your way because behind you, you have people who love and care for you and will always catch you when you fall. Please continue to give inspiration to all of us.

You really are a gift, mitch. :)