The Delight and Joy of Friendship Lately I’ve been paying more attention to maintaining and building my friendships. As an introvert and a shy person, it’s not that easy for me to connect with friends regularly. But friendship is also SO important to me. I love having...
3 Simple Ways to Connect When You Feel Lonely or Isolated I’ve been busy — projects, classes, big family milestones and events. And I’ve been dealing with my mother’s health issues and my grief of losing my Dad. And with all that, I realized I was isolating myself,...
Make New Friends and Keep the Old — Maintaining Friendships Friends are an important part of our lives. While we can make new friends throughout our life, nurturing and tending to our current and long term friends is also rewarding and so important. That doesn’t mean...
Friendship — Cultivating Trust, Belonging and Vulnerability Friends are an important part of our lives. They help us feel that we belong and ward off loneliness. Friendship is a give and take. It takes trust and vulnerability to gain intimacy. We all need different...
Journal with Me: Connect Through Stories In last week’s blog, I shared my love of how letters help us to connect with and also celebrate the people you love and care about. The center of all great letters are stories. Stories about the person you’re writing to,...