Deliberate

It's deliberate.

People can be challenging. They're complex and have their own thoughts, needs and feelings which often dictate their actions, and they can be stubborn, obstinate, selfish and hurtful among other negative traits besides. And, fortunately, people can be amazing creatures.

We come across each over our lives, and those who fit in somewhere in between those two extremes, which can leave us feeling uplifted or deflated depending on which we come across and how that interaction goes.

Just yesterday, I was left uplifted by a person who is a shining example of exactly how amazing a person can be and, predictably, the feeling has endured. My weekend isn't over yet but due to one of the best people I know it's started spectacularly and will will finish that way due to how that friend of mine left me feeling.

I believe in having a small friends circle because it minimizes the chance for people to affect me negatively and means those I choose to have around me earn that right.

I'm selective with who crosses the invisible boundary I place around myself and it's worked well over the years. I'd rather have a smaller friends group and know those friends are the right people who deserve to be there than a broader circle and not feel as confident with who's inside it. I do this deliberately because it's within my control and it's my responsibility to ensure I have the best one possible. I focus on creating that, deliberately.

Here's another Saturday Selections installment, one of a series of posts in which I share some music I've been listening to. I know you won't like everything I select and that's ok, it's my selection after all.

If you like music and want to share some with the rest of us you're free to do so and maybe you'll even help someone find some music they haven't already discovered. If you wish to use the #saturdayselections tag that's ok too, it's a free space to do as you wish.