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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I-Hart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

Today's tip is that if you are looking to find more friendship and

connection, plug into an existing group. You'll have more ready-made opportunities for socializing

than if you try to recreate everything on your own. So you may have known some people who've moved a lot in their lives, either because

they are a family member or in the military, or they get transferred a lot, or they just like to start over.

You may have also noticed that these people tend to make friends fairly quickly. I'm sure some of

this is just survival, but it's also probably a

recognition that the quickest way to a good social life is to plug into existing groups. People find

one that seems like a reasonable fit, and then they invest in it consistently. No need to start things or piece together groups through individual

relationships. You can do that as well, but that takes time. Existing groups do all of this fast.

These groups are probably all around you if you look. If you are a person of faith, a good option is to find a house of worship that seems

reasonably aligned with your beliefs, or at least has lots of people in your same stage of life.

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