{"id":725,"date":"2012-02-11T05:44:32","date_gmt":"2012-02-11T05:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/?p=725"},"modified":"2012-02-11T05:44:32","modified_gmt":"2012-02-11T05:44:32","slug":"one-soul-living-in-two-bodies-or-being-a-friend-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2012\/02\/one-soul-living-in-two-bodies-or-being-a-friend-video.html","title":{"rendered":"One soul living in two bodies; Or, being a friend (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Now that's a real friend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“A true friend is one soul in two bodies.”
\n-Aristotle<\/p>\n

In the video below, I give several pointers on how to be a good friend, how to know when a relationship has run it’s course (or worse, turned toxic), and how to ‘break up’ when necessary.<\/p>\n

So I’d rather talk here about how to be a real friend.<\/p>\n

When I first moved to Los Angeles, there was something about the place that just bothered me; but not matter how hard I tried I couldn’t quite put my finger on it.<\/p>\n

Eventually, I was able to figure out what it is: so many unhappy people!
\nWhere ever you go, the person working there did *not * come here to work at Starbucks, or be a waiter; they came here to be the next Bradd Pitt or Julia Roberts.<\/p>\n

Eventually I got over it by tapping into all the happy positive energy of the people who are succeeding, or at least have yet to give up the fight. And once I was able to immerse myself in it, I feel in love with this town and have never looked back.<\/p>\n