Obviously friendships are very important, it's generally because of that basic human need, which is the need for validation, and the average human simply can not feel valid unless they belong to some people who make them feel so, this is simply why we need family and friends. I know, a true friendship means far more than just validation, but this generally is the basic needed outcome from most relationships.
As important as friendships are, we all have a certain amount of social and emotional energy that we can give to the world. This energy also changes with you during your life course depending on your growth and circumstances, so you can't have more friends than your energy is capable of, and if your emotional energy is not socially fulfilled, then you should gain new friends.
Recently I noticed an issue that many people have, which is that at one point they feel they don't have enough friends, or that their friendships aren't as deep as they want them to be. This happens when your social energy is more than what you can give. It's why you would feel an emotional void after a break up of a relationship you had, and this simply puts you in a position of readiness to include more people in your life, or it makes you more motivated to make new friendships in other words. Now this motivation if properly used can get you what you want, so that you be fulfilled with your relationships, or it also can turn into worry if not correctly understood. You worry that you're not very likable, or that you're not open enough or easy to talk to, which could cause depression. This way of thinking is completely wrong, and here's why.
As humans we generally get what we're ready for if we worked for it in a healthy way. I mean you would get what's meant for you, and when I say "meant", I mean what you deserve and what you already potentially have, based on your character and your energy. It's just a matter of time before you actually have it, it all depends on your approach which is gonna be a consequent to your energy; If your energy matches what you seek, you will naturally act upon your desire correctly, and you will consequently achieve what you want, otherwise you will fail because you simply wouldn't be deserving of what you seek. So you just need to focus on guiding your energy and intentions to get what you want. All this because of the law of attraction, which I will get into the logic of it in a following post with further explanation.
Now here's a book I recommend to learn how to make new friendships and fulfill your emotional and social energy. It's title is "How to win friends and influence people" and it's written by Dale Carnegie.
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