Wow, what a beautiful weekend, it was sunny and gorgeous. How many of you actually socialized, without expectations? I did and the result was wonderful. Okay so I may not have found “the one” but remember I had no expectations. I did however meet some possible clients, business associates, and some great new friends. I had a great time and really enjoyed every conversation that presented itself.
I went out to a social event and although I was tired and didn’t move around a lot, I did give out some good energy and a lot of people actually came to me and asked about my matchmaking business. (possible clients, yeah!) The more people that I talked to, the more people I attracted. All around it was a great evening.
Early Sunday morning I dragged my butt out of my warm and cozy bed. It was very tempting to just stay put but 2 people were waiting to meet up with me to carpool, so guilt ruled and off I went to join them. Our wonderful hiking guide lured us in with the “easy hike” description, note to myself, “He lies”. 
It was an exhausting but beautiful 5 hour hike in Squamish and I managed to converse with many new acquaintances about our topic, socializing. Amid much heavy breathing, moaning and complaining, by me of course many people were willing to share their thoughts. Maybe it was because they were trapped with me for 5 hours and it was better to talk to me than listen to me whine about how sore my calves were. All the local Vancouverites agreed that we don`t socialize readily. Interestingly enough, there were 2 people from England. The woman was actually on her way back to London this week because she just could not get used to Vancouver, she was lonely, imagine that. She could not understand why men didn’t approach her, like they did in England. The man however had been here for 6 months and loved it, he was in love with our beautiful scenery and had no problems socializing, of course not, he knows how to! So I asked him where he learned this art of socializing. He said that he probably picked it up in the pubs, it seems to be a natural meeting place. In England they have pubs on every corner just like we have coffee shops. I am not saying that I think we all need to get liquored up ( at least I hope not) in order to socialize, why couldn`t we just practice our social skills in the coffee shop. I have actually met some very nice people chatting briefly in coffee shops.
So here’s your new challenge, I know that you all visit the coffee shops, try smiling at people while waiting in the lineup for that latte or espresso. Get off your cell phone (it’s rude in a restaurant anyways) and if you are really brave try saying hello to someone new. Don’t take that coffee to go, use a real mug and save the planet while you are at it. Stick around relax, mingle, enjoy the coffee that you just paid $4.00 for. If you want to enjoy the sunshine sit outside, almost everyone has seats outside now. If you stay inside, don’t bury your head in a paper, if you keep your head and eyes up you may just find someone wonderful just waiting to talk to you. Don’t forget to smile and remember no expectations.
I think I hear a tall americano calling my name. Enjoy the sunshine and the smiles. I would love to hear any feedback or thoughts.
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