Don't expect peace from people who are at war with themselves. Don't expect honesty from people who lie to themselves. Don't expect loyalty from people who betray themselves. They can't give you what they can't give themselves. See them as they are, not who you wish them to be.
Friends dates are important. From time to time, go out with each one of your friends individually to catch up, connect, and have heart to heart conversations.
Don’t always revolve your outings based on group hangouts!
Imagine how stupid you’d feel if you emigrated to Australia or Canada or New Zealand all those years ago and now you hear that South Africa has no loadshedding tomorrow.