Networks

The other day a friend and I had lunch together. We hadn't seen each other in a while and so we started with the normal chit-chat: How've you been? How's the job? What's new in your life? ... Are you dating anyone?

The last question is the inevitable question for those who are single, and perhaps one they aren't way excited to answer. For me, it seems to be the #1 question I get. On Easter, it was the first question I got out of the mouth of my great uncle, even before he said hello.

I have been thinking about my dating life and how non-existent it is, and then I started to think about where I go that I would meet this person. It would have to be at work, or at church. And so far, neither of those looks entirely promising.

We were chatting about this because she is in a similar situation. Then she said something that gave me an ah-ha moment. In business we are taught to network, so why don't we do that in our personal lives? A lot of people we know, know people we don't know that could be potentials.

She recently was set up with someone a friend knew and, while things are just in the beginning stages, things look pretty good. And this came about because she used her networks. So, I thought that this is something I should start to do.

So, while we may not have potentials in our immediate circle, we should look in the circles around us. On that same note, we should look within our own immediate circles for friends.

Then she said something else. She said, "You know, what it comes down to is I'm just a good Mormon girl who wants to get married and have a family."

I thought to myself, "That's what I want too." I just want to find that guy who I know is out there prepared for me. I just want to find that person who will complete me and with whom I can grow to perfection with.

Networks serve a wonderful purpose, and not just for business. If we really want to find that which we most want, we need to utilize all our resources. When God sees that we are making an effort, things will line up when they are supposed to.