Tips For Making Friends - By Julianna O.

Tips For Making Friends

By Julianna O.

Whether you go to public or private school, or are possibly even homeschooled, there are always opportunities to make friends. You can become friends with everyone really easily just by following these simple steps. These steps are so simple you will make a friend in no time.

            First of all is to smile. Smiling is the key to let everyone know that you are happy. If you are happy you could possibly make a friend in a snap.  When you look upset, or mad, people really don’t want to be your friend. So, be happy, just like the song Happy by Pharrell Williams. Proverbs 17:22 tells us that how we are in our hearts affects the rest of ourselves: "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."

            Next, by saying “Hi, my name is…” it will introduce yourself to people and if they want to be friends, they will respond back by saying their names. Now those people who look like they need a friend, go say hi to them, it might make them happy.

            Lastly, don’t judge people by what they look like, what they wear. Get to know their personality and interests. You can get to know someone by asking them things and you can figure out if they are the right type of friend to have for you. Sometimes we get tempted to not talk to people because of fear or what others say, but Psalm 1:1 reminds us, "How blessed is the person, who does not take the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners, and who does not sit in the seat of mockers."

            Those are some tips I have for you and if you want to find out more tips on how to find/make friends, then search up on Youtube “Finding Friends 101” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA36vALNY9E). That is the link to the video if you don’t feel like searching it up. I hope you enjoyed this article on how to make friends.