I found a community of people with similar interests that I quickly started to make friends with. I also was able to find friends in my local city and we started to hang out. We occassionally as a group would meet in restaurants and other times meet for drinks. It was a comfortable setting for me and a lot of fun.

Well, about 3 months after joining dating site forum, I met a woman that seemed to share similar interests as myself. We made each other laugh and actually we both were in no hurry to meet face to face. We were having so much fun on internet with each other we were afraid it wouldn't last if we met face to face. This went on for 7 months until I got up nerve to invite her out to one of our groups get-togethers at a local restaurant.

To my surprise meeting her in person for first time was like meeting someone I always knew. It was a very comfortable feeling to meet someone first time, but know all about her because we had been conversing on forum for so long.

Well, to make a long story short, we went out with group a few more times before deciding to go it alone by ourselves. It has been 2 years with this wonderful woman and I have never been happier. It took me 30 years to find woman of my dreams. And, I am very happy.

Without internet and doing some life searching and changing some of my personality traits, I don't know if I would have ever had courage to really search for happiness.

I believe there are people like me who are also lost when it comes to dating. The best advice I could give them is find a dating site you are comfortable with a step in one foot at a time and find happiness. Good Luck!

Don’t disown your future, own it. You make your life, take it as a movie set if you like; you are director, main actor and editor. How do you want story to ensue?

Ask yourself those fundamental questions:

What am I like?

What do I want to be like?

What are my strengths?

What are my weaknesses?

What do I need?

What do I want?

Who could help me?

Want is my plan?

Know that you can achieve whatever you set your mind to. Now is an opportunity to reflect and act upon those thoughts. Changing is a means to an end, not an end in itself.

Making Positive Changes

Instead of saying "I don't know" Say "I'll find out". Instead of seeing a problem for every answer, Try seeing an answer for every problem Instead of saying "That's not my job", See what has to be done and do it. Instead of/b> making promises, Make commitments Instead of looking at what can't be done, Look at what can be done When a mistake is made, instead of saying "It wasn't my fault" Say "I was wrong". Instead of side-stepping most issues, Try making decisions Instead of saying "I'm not as bad as a lot of others", Say "I'm good, but not as good as I can be". Instead of saying "That's way it has always been done", Say "There ought to be a better way". Instead of saying "It may be possible, but it's too difficult", Say "It may be difficult but it's not impossible".

Taken from "Positive Works" from Alberta Advanced Education and Career Development

Article taken from The Muse -Motivational news

Lynne Dean created Motivational Central, an online information service for seekers of general self improvement, in January 2005.