Old friends. Ahhh! Is the feeling you should have when you think of a good friend from years ago. You should have the feeling of happiness, joy, fun, and a good feeling of nostalgia. I am a Life Coach and my belief is that you should not live in the past, always look to the future. But when having good old friends, I believe you should be able to reminisce with laughter and smiles.

I have a good old friend that I have known since the 10th grade. We have been friends for 27 years now. When we were younger, we spent almost everyday together in the summer. We enjoyed shopping, going to the town pool and then in the evenings roller-skating. The summer of ’81 is one of the best we shared. We had such a blast, that we still talk and laugh about it to this day. Its great to be able to look back on those times good or bad, that we shared, and reminisce. The reason I mention this is because, even though we shared so many of the same experiences then, we are now living totally different lives. She is married with four children and I am single with no children. Though our lives are so different, we are still the best friends we were then. We hadn’t actually seen each other in a few years, although we kept in touch. Most contact was for birthdays and to share special occasions.

Last summer, we decided it was time to meet for lunch. What an amazing experience. When I arrived for lunch, I recognized my friend even though she had her back towards me. We had almost the same hairstyle, the same type of shirt and the same big smile that we always had when seeing each other. It’s amazing how similar we are. Since then, we instant message each other on a regular basis. She is currently helping me out by editing some of my work. She is a blessing to me. I am so glad that we kept in touch and am now even closer. She has recently asked me for my advice on self-confidence so that she could start a new job. I am here to help her, as she is there to help me. And we continuously learn and reshape ourselves through this help. So take my advice and look at the good old friends you have. Focus only on that part of your past, and enjoy a good chuckle.

I believe that you should never look back on the negative past, only the good past with friends. It brightens your life. So keep those friends and enjoy those memories! She is so very special, that I will always remember those memories. I’ll say it again, that we look back with enjoyment and laughter and it helps us through tough times. We can still make each other smile even when no one else can. I hope that she knows by now that she does that for me. Its great to know that we can be there for each other in times of need. I love those memories and will always cherish them. She is my best medicine and I am confident that I am hers. As a Life Coach I instruct people to never live in the past but to use the positive aspects of it to continue on or learn from.

Remember that there is nothing more special or wonderful as the memories you share with a good Old Friend. I suggest that if there is an old friend that you haven’t spoken to in a while you should contact them now. Don’t forget to share the good times you had in the past. Making a phone call or emailing is a great way to reconnect. If you are missing that old friend then take that first step. Remember, Old Friends Are the Best Medicine.

Marion Licchiello is creator of Get Motivated with Marion, a company that helps to change people’s lives on a daily basis. She has helped numerous men and women transform their lives over the years through changing their focus, creating a new mindset, visualization, hypnosis, fitness counseling, nutrition counseling, 1-on-1 personal training, seminars, workshops, and 1-on-1 coaching. She coaches over the phone, IM or in person. She keeps in contact through emails also. Her mission in life is to help others through her own experiences. She is in the process of writing a book about self-improvement. She is interested in your stories of how you changed your negatives into positives. She practices and believes that “Whatever you focus on is what you get” whether it is good or bad. She changed her life through visualization and focus and she knows you can too!

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By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Bob_Brahm]Bob Brahm

Your relatives are thrust upon you, but your friends are of your own choosing. But your relatives will still be relatives 20 years from now, and you have forgotten the name of your friend from school with whom you once bunked classes. Does it sound familiar?

As we grow, and left school to attend college, we leave behind our old friends and make new friends. Then we leave college to join the work force and again make new friends. Then we change jobs and even newer friends come into our lives. Then one fine day you get a phone call and your old friend from school wants you to be his best man. It is his marriage. You get excited and tell him how long it’s been since you met last. Was it 8 years? And you are already married, and even forgot to invite him to your wedding.

Won’t you feel guilty? Here is this best friend from school who still remembers you, and wants you to be his best man. So, what happened? How did you forget your best friend? It was your fault and yours alone, and it is your duty to keep with your friends, for they are the only true friends you will ever make. Our friends from work are more colleagues than friends, most of the time, and we must always remember our old friend.

Here are a few tips:

1) Always mark your Scheduler or calendar with all your old friends Birthdays, and always call them up on their birthdays. Birthdays are a great occasion to remember your friends.

2) Always remember your friends in Christmas, and send at least a greeting card.

3) Mailing groups are a great way to catch up with friends. Other than e-groups, it is good to keep a mailing list where you forward funny mails and the like. It has become very much easier today to keep up with old friend.

4) Join a social network and form communities with your old friends.

5) Call them up occasionally and share your Ups and downs. You will be surprised at how much more they are helpful than your new friends from work.

6) Celebrate your friendship by get-together at least once every year.

Bob Maintains a website on [http://www.soundoflife.net/]Love Quotes, and has a cute collection of his favorite [http://www.soundoflife.net/friendship-quotes/]Friendship Quotes.

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