Making new friends

The older i get the less likely i am willing to make new friends. I have been isolated before for years at time and grew to accept that i am my own best company. I dont like crowds due to my issues with anxiety and control. Having control gives me peace but the more people added to the picture the harder it becomes to control the atmosphere which may ultimately lead to some form of confrontation and i hate confrontation! I am learning that networking and socializing is actually healthy. Well today i made new friends and they are horses. I was making deliveries in spring city PA and seen a group horses and decided to pull over and say hi, after about a minute or so two of the horses walked right up to me. (Did you know if a horse comes to you when you walk out into the pasture, not because they expect food but because they recognize you then they are showing affection)