I’m feelin’ this beautiful fall weather at the core of my soul and I LOVE IT.
I just broke out the boots this morning since they were calling my name from the back of my shoe collection bottom of my shoe pile.
Let’s catch up by talking about how to be a good friend in college. The edition that doesn’t have to do with carrying your friends home after a frat party (although, that’s also what good friends do).
My friends here in college are honestly some of the best people I’ve ever met, and I am constantly inspired by how much they want to be better people through education, self-sacrifice for the good of others, wholesome experiences, and nourishment of their faith.
Thanks to these wonderful people, I’ve compiled a semi-serious list of…
{how to be a good friend in college…and at any stage in life}
–Forget the age/year difference. Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students can all hang out and their social lives will not be tainted. In fact, they will flourish.
freshmen, sophomores, seniors, and grad women gathering for our freshman friend’s birthday
–Have an early breakfast date with a friend. (Walk to the farther dining hall just to eat good omelettes. Bonus points if you both bring your own peanut butter and then take pictures of one another.)
–Be a good lab partner, because college labs can be deathly tedious.
–Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable. That’s when the deepest and best connections happen.
–Sing and dance like a fool around your friends. If they tell you to stop, you can stop. But try it anyway, they might join you.
–Set goals with one another. Whether that’s going to the gym five times a week with a buddy, acing a class, going to church every Sunday…or checking off food bucket list items together.
#42: Spicy Food at Thai Dish — check!
–Tell your friend if he/she has something in his/her teeth. That feeling of looking into the mirror after talking with lots of friends and seeing stuff stuck in your teeth. You know.
–Reserve judgement. We all do silly, stupid, sinful things.
–Embrace spontaneity and don’t be afraid to ask your friends to join you. I’m always afraid to ask people to do things with me on a whim because I’m afraid of rejection, but I have learned that I love when people reach out to me to do spontaneous fun things.
like a movie night and epic hair braiding feat. Lauren’s gorgeous locks and Rachel’s mad skills
–Don’t pressure your friends. Peer pressure is real in every way. It’s easy to be pressured and it’s easy to fall into the trap of pressuring others. It’s not the end of the world if either one happens to you. Just be aware.
–Pray for your friends. Especially when you kinda don’t want to talk to them/you’re annoyed with them.
–Ask for prayers from your friends. You need ’em too.
–Branch out. Having a close friend group is so important and good to have. That being said, cliques are overrated, and there are people who really want to know you but are too scared to approach you. You might even be that scared person. Launch out and just talk to people. The people worth having as friends will reciprocate.
Hope you all have a fabulous day!
I don’t know what your hair looks like today, but however it looks, ROCK IT.
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So tell me:
What is one way you can be a good friend/one way your friends have been good to you?
Do you believe “age is but a number” after a certain point in life?
What did you do this weekend?
Where should Rachel and I go next for our food bucket list!?
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