Life is a Theatre...

Invite Your Audience Carefully.

Not everyone is healthy enough to have a front row seat in our lives.
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a
DISTANCE.

It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of, or at least
minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible,
not-going-anywhere relationships or friendships.

Observe the relationships around you. Pay close attention. Which ones
lift and which ones lean? Which ones encourage and which ones
discourage?

Which ones are on a path of growth uphill, and which ones are going
downhill? When you leave certain people, do you feel better or feel
worse? Which ones always have drama or don't really understand, know
or appreciate you?

The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace of mind, love and
truth around you... the easier it will become for you to decide who
gets to sit in the front row and who should be moved to the balcony of
your life.

Remember that the people we hang out with will have an impact on both
our lives and our income. And so, we must be careful to choose the
people we hang out with, as well as the information with which we feed
our minds.

We should not share our dreams with negative people, nor feed them
with negative thoughts.

So... who's in your front row?

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

a bit more I found :-

"If you cannot 'change' the people around you, change
the people you're around."

It reads as very sensible but probably needs some caution for optimisation of experiences.

Most people tend to recognise barking dogs, and unless being prepar3ed or able to kick them in the teeth, steer clear.
With people it is harder to avoid conflict sometimes, not least because of vested interests or a desire to inform intelligently.

I have learned a lot regarding the foibles of folks (including myself) since I started surfing. I am sure I am better equipped as a result, to make better decisions regarding the points raised in the quotation.
Doubtless I will still make mistakes - I am simply human!