How do you choose your friends?

Someone once told me that the people you surround yourself with - your friends, your family, your work colleagues - are a reflection of who you are.

I often see people that share similar qualities, characteristics and values that seem to stay really close, so perhaps there is some truth to this thought. There must be an understanding or an attraction of sorts that exists between people, which keeps some close together and others significantly far apart.

The biggest lesson i can take from this idea is that if those around you are a reflection of at least one part of you, than it's best to surround yourself with individuals that make you happy and can add adventure, love and excitement to your life.

Those people who make you happiest are the ones to keep by your side, always and forever.

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