Today, the inspirational Johnny Cupcakes tweeted something that sparked some thoughts in my mind. Stuff like this happens almost on a daily basis because I’m always talking about many aspects of life with Rachel. The more we talk about such subjects the more I realise how we both had have such different childhoods.

Johnny tweeted about eHarmony. Before I could think in-depth about his interest in such a service, he tweeted some explanations of why he was thinking about using eHarmony. The conversation follows (read bottom to top):

Now that I have more back story, I can ponder some more.

I have never considered signing up to a dating service (like you see on late night television, or online) because I had plenty of friends in high school. Obviously, there were groups/cliques in my high school (as in every high school), but by grade 10 I decided to mingle around various groups because sometimes one would be more interesting than another.

By ‘interesting’ I don’t mean ‘hot girls’ in particular groups or anything. I, literally, mean one group had more interesting conversations or activities than other groups at a particular time. (In our senior years many groups bonded together through the game of handball.)

Sure, I had a couple girlfriends throughout high school (generally lasting a couple months or so). All most all of my friends had a boyfriend/girlfriend at one time or another. Those that stayed together typically started dating in their senior years.

It wasn’t until after high school that I had a long term relationship. And that was awesome. I digress. Back to Johnny.

I very rarely get lonely because I have so many friends online and offline. I’m extremely fortunate for that and don’t take it for granted at all. I love to give back to my friends in any way that I can. (I’m a photographer, you know.)

That said, any human gets lonely. Sometimes my mind wanders to strange parts of the Earth and tears form. Then I say “Be Giddy”, and things get better. Everyone thinks that’s a gimmick, but it seriously works for me. Maybe you have a different way to be giddy. Use that!

In the end, it’s all about the way you think. Positive thinking has made my life amazing. (NB: I haven’t always been a positive thinker. Sure, I’ve always been energetic and fun, but I’ve attempted to rip my hair out, scratch myself with sharp rulers, and break stationary during study/exam times. I have certainly changed since then! I’ve seen the big picture, and realised that education institutes are all about being social; making friends, evolving.)

I never could have expected find a wonderful girlfriend while I was traveling the U.S.A. Good things happen to good people.

Johnny, I know you will find love. You just have to continue to be patient. (I have enough patience to share around if you want some.) Life works in magical ways. Who knows, your magic might bring you in the presence of someone amazing.

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