Season 4 Episode 9 - Friendship On and Off the Pickleball Court in Georgetown, Texas

<p>Hello Everyone. Welcome to one of my specials during this Holiday Season. Sidney St. James with you today. Throughout my twenties, I’ve learned so much about genuine love, and in that, realizing the importance of cultivating relationships and surrounding yourself with people who get you on a soul level. &nbsp;Over the last month or so, I’ve read a post or two from a couple of my favorite blogs on friendship and how to maintain those relationships. &nbsp;Since reading those, I really started &nbsp;thinking about the subject of friendship in general and how much my definition of it has changed over the course of the last ten years.</p> <p>Obviously, we all have people in our lives who come and go – seasonal friends, if you will. And in my case, Pickleball Friends! &nbsp;But, the older I get, the more thankful I am for those few, genuine people in my life who I never have to question. &nbsp;They just show up in every way – and it’s easy. &nbsp;As I’m rounded out &nbsp;my twenties, I not only learned a lot, but I was continually reminded that this was the age &amp; stage of life where a lot of those life-long friendships are cultivated. &nbsp;With this stage came so many highs and lows &nbsp;– marriage and separations, careers taking off and others changing, some with infertility struggles and others with growing families, house closings and big moves, family issues and even loss. &nbsp;It’s was then, more than ever, that we really needed our friends.</p> <p>That brings me to the sport of Pickleball and that’s such a special sport because of the community that surrounds pickleball. By picking up a pickleball paddle, you will undoubtedly make new friends and foster relationships that go far beyond the pickleball court. These relationships, founded on the sport of Pickleball, will have tremendous effects on your health, as people who have strong social connections and relationships (1) have better health, (2) live longer, and (3) are happier.</p> <p>Today, many years later, I will tell you an interesting thing that