This weekend, there were several attendees at the conference who I've met at one point or another over the last year.
I can be outgoing and friendly and personable when I want to be. And when I don't . . . I'm not. It's a big challenge for me just to approach someone I consider an aquaintance and just strike up a conversation. I have to really WANT to do it. And for some reason, I just didn't want to this weekend. I mean, I thought that I would, but once I got there, I got into my guarded/shy mode.
I'm not proud of this, but . . . I guess being super friendly and making lots of new friends or strengthening newer friendships just wasn't as important to me as I thought it would be. That's not to say that I didn't make any new friends; I did. And I certainly talked to people. But I know that I could have reached out to people a lot more.
The next conference I'm planning on going to is in November. And if I want to, I can choose to be more outgoing and friendly with people I'm not already close to.
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