When someone comes along

So often I hear my friends say things like..."I never seem to meet the right kind of people". Or something to that effect. If you're lookin for somebody special, I personally think you should narrow the search a bit before you even begin the actual lookin!  What I mean by that is that you should decide what is, and what is not acceptable before you even begin. If you have things that are musts, or maybes or total deal breakers, make your rules and decide where each option fits.  Some people are not suitable from the first sight, for example, if a tattoo is a deal breaker for you, eliminate anyone with tattoos.  If religion is an must, decide what that means to you. You can always waiver a lil bit from your rules if you meet someone who is extraordinary but has that tattoo, or is Catholic instead of Jewish, well I think you get the point. BUT I believe we get the best results...whether in search of a soul mate, a new job, car, home, anything we need in our lives,  comes when we are not lookin so hard. Relax and do not make it your end all be all. Just let come what may. I have met some very special people when I was not even lookin to meet anyone. Just stumbled upon them because our circumstances placed our hearts on the same paths.  Some have been there for a short time. Some have become friendships of endurance.
There are a few people I have met on the internet who have changed my life!
If I had not had internet, or not been on at the right time, whatever little circumstance could have varied , things would have been very different. BUT Fate placed us together. For whatever reasons, whether the needs to be met in
the relationships were mine or the other persons. I am thankful for those friends. They have gotten me through things I could never have made it through without them. I wish I could find them all again and make them know how important and special they are to me.  But as with everything, people change. Circumstances change. People move on.  According to the Bible, if we are not trustworthy with the little we have, how would we dare to ask for more?
We need to learn to be happy with what we have been given in order to get more. And until we are it seems to be fated that we will never be happy.
I sometimes see people struggle with every aspect of their lives,and I think "Why can't you just be happy with what you have?" There are a lot of people who have so much and are never happy. Then again there are so many people who have very little worldly goods and seem to be perfectly content with that.
I wish I knew how to teach people contentment. How the world would change if we could all just be content.