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Monthly Archives: November 2011
The Blessing of Open Hands
I wrote this post last year at Thanksgiving on my former blog and have had many requests for it to be re-posted. So here, GirlFriends, is my Thanksgiving prayer for you: Anyone who hangs out with me for long will … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Personal Growth/Spirituality
Tagged abundance, being open, Blessing, Grateful, holding on, hope, it is what is, letting go, Mantras, Open hands, Prayer, receiving, relationships, Shasta Nelson, Thanksgiving
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Common Friends: My Savor the Success Mastermind Group
I’m dedicating two postings this week to my left-side friends. This is my second one. I’ve found that most of us fall into one of two camps when we look at the 5 Circles of Connectedness. We either tend to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Circles of Connectedness, Making Friends
Tagged April Hreno Yarahmadi, Ayesha Mathews-Wadhwa, business friends, Cindy Lin, Circles of Connectedness, Common Friends, Cristina Moe, Dhana Eco KidsErin Shields, Entrepreneurs, Kat McCaw Gordan, Left side friends, Mary Irving, PixInk Design, Shamini Dhana, Shasta Nelson
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An Example of Contact Friends: “The Friendship Circle”
I love watching little light bulbs go on when I talk about my 5 Circles of Connectedness. It’s not that describing different types of friends is revolutionary, but I love how seeing the spectrum validates us both for the amazing … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Circles of Connectedness, Making Friends
Tagged About.com, Best Friends Forever, Britt Michaelian, business friends, Cherie Burbach, Circles of Connectedness, contact friends, Dabney Porte, Debba Haupert, female friendship, Friendship Circle, Friendship Doctor, Friendship Guide, Frietimacy, Girlfriendology, girlfrndcircles, Irene Levine, MamaBritt, MWF Seeking BFF, Rachel Bertsche, SMgirlfriends, social media, twitter
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Frientimacy: The Intimacy of Friends
This is a posting that was originally posted April 26, 2010 on my former blog. Because I’ve been writing more about Frientimacy, I wanted to re-port this illustration of how it’s played out in my life. ________________________ Sitting in that … Continue reading
Posted in Best Friends, Circles of Connectedness, Defining Friendship, Difficulty & Challenges, Girls Night, Jealousy & Competition, Maintaining Friends, Qualities of Friendship
Tagged Authentic, Awkward, Best Friends Forever, Commitment, Commitment Friends, Confirmed Friends, Consistency, Definition of Best Friend, Develop, Frientimacy, grown apart, Healthy Relationship, I'm the only one who, jealous, not the same anymore, Time it takes, too different
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New to the Area: No Friends Yet, by Katrina Emery
Note from Shasta: This is a guest blog from… (drum roll please)…. my little sister, Katrina Emery! She’s a fabulously talented writer (see her blog link in the bio at the end) and her experiences going from having tons of … Continue reading