Many people who have trouble finding friends, tend to forget that each person is unique and that their combination of attributes, attitudes and perspectives are to be admired even if they do not fully gel with their own. As folks get older, they get jaded in many ways and they want to hang around others who think like they do; religiously, politically and share common values, beliefs, hobbies, lifestyles and economic classes. When it is all said and done that can be a relatively tall order.

Therefore it is far better to attempt to seek out uniqueness or people who are not like you and relish in their individuality and differences. If you take this approach you will find that everyone you meet will be a potential friend. And those few people who are just like you, well, you will have a common bond with them anyway, you can't help that.

Some people ask me, how come I have so many friends and why does everyone get along with me? Well, I tend not to judge, rather listen and learn. You learn a lot more from those who are different from you than all those people who have over the years of experience, education and observations finally come to your conclusions.

If every friend you have is just like you, you will not have many friends and you cannot grow listening to the same lines, talking points and clichés year in and year out. Thus, I recommend that you look for uniqueness in everyone you meet and you will discover more than you will ever know and discover you have more friends as you grow.