- My place is too small.
- If I invite friends and/or acquaintances over they won't come.
- I'm boring. Who would want to hang with me?
- I can't spare the expense.
- It's too much work.
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. While many of you consider vegging in front of TV a night of relaxing, being with interesting people is simply much more rewarding. It's all about putting that pep in your step to share love. It's all about the creation of meaningful experiences that makes life simply worth living. After all...a well lived life will not be remembered by all of the lost "Sex and the City", "The Office", and "Soprano"episodes you've finally caught up with; neither will it be remembered by the fact that you've finally lined all of your ducks in a row and then and only then did you start living.
The entertaining I'm talking about here is the trial and error type. It's the type of entertaining where the only thing you are more concerned about is how to get that last friend out of your house at a decent hour. I don't know about you, but getting together with friends over chatty humorous dialogue and a good meal is so grown up, so mature, so progressive, and so cool...
We are not talking swinging from the chandelier. So breathe. Relax. Drink a glass of vino. Have a potluck. Have a wineluck. Invite your neighbors over. Make your signature dish. Even if it's meatballs. Buy glasses and plates that inspire you to eat and drink well. Buy fresh flowers. Often. Buy candles. Lots of them. Have your favorite movie party. Have a "sex talk" party. Ponder life's dilemmas. Get a bucket of fried chicken and pair it with an "out of this world" arugula salad. Buy an interesting cookbook. Go to wine tastings and bring an inexpensive bottle home. There really aren't any boundaries when it comes to having a great time.
Just remember: Life is short. And he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. So whens the right time to start living?
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