Being a Friendship Chameleon
Have you ever hidden parts of yourself from your friends? Things like your hobbies, your interests, your opinions?
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Building Community
Finding Joy in an Unlikely Friendship
Here’s a quick story about how an unlikely friends group developed out of a book club, and tips to find your own supportive community like this.
What comes to your mind when you think about book clubs?
Typically, I think of them as an okay way to meet people, but also pretty low-bar. Like, how can you really know someone well by reading a book with them?
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Every Day Bravery
How do you qualify a “brave act”?
Some might define bravery as having a fear about something, but going ahead and doing it anyway. Using that definition, bravery comes in many forms, even in every day experiences. I’ve found that these simple braveries can be the most impactful, especially when it comes to moving forward in life. This story is about one of those braveries.
Learning from Regret
What is something that weighs on you? Have you found any solace in doing things different in the future?
Today I will tell you a story about the loss of a friend and how the guilt and regret from it became a pivotal learning lesson.
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Looks Good on Paper
Have you ever been around someone who:
Seems really fun and cool
Is nice to others
Shares your interests and hobbies
…but despite all of this, you don’t enjoy being around them?
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Why Don’t Work Friendships Last?
Make a good friend at work, leave job, lose friend.
There’s a simple explanation for why this happens, but we don’t always realize it in the moment. Sometimes this loss hurts a lot, but understanding why can help you move through and find new friends that will stand the test of time.
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What Makes a Friendship Stick?
There are many reasons why people might become friends, but actually keeping a friend requires more than just proclaiming it. The qualities that I’ve come to recognize in long-lasting friendships are this Friendship Stickiness Checkist
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Flexing your Social Muscle
Have you ever felt like it is more difficult to have regular conversations if you spend a lot of time alone?
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Art Journaling Event Recap
In early January, we hosted an online Art Journaling workshop.
I walked the participants through a grounding meditation then they each made their own Art Journal at home. Each person had their own thing they wanted to work through, whether it was feeling stuck on a project or in life, or something that they wanted to let go of emotionally.
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