<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # It's ok to want friends. It's ok to want... > It's ok to want friends. It's ok to want opportunities. It's ok to want to be acknowledged; to be noticed, appreciated, accepted and understood. Everyone needs to be heard. But when you are frustrated waiting for these things to arrive, instead of getting angry or impatient that they are not happening — give them to someone else. Notice someone. Share your appreciation. Accept someone. Earnestly listen to someone who's in need of acknowledgement. {{It is by withholding what you deeply need from others, that you keep it from yourself.}} {{When you put your needs into service in the lives of others, your needs will then be met.}} And don't forget to give to yourself what you want from others. {{The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else, is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself.}} **Source:** [[books/Simple Reminders Book (2014-2018)|Simple Reminders]] <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->