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Tag Archives: Best Friends Forever
Three Friendship Inspirations from a 7-Year Old
It has been a record 22 days since I’ve blogged! I guess you can’t complain you’re ever getting too many e-mails from me! My excuse for my negligence is two-fold: First, I sent off the complete draft of my book … Continue reading
Posted in Best Friends, How To?, Life Stages, Moms, Qualities of Friendship
Tagged adoration, adults, Best Friends Forever, BFF, childhood friend, children, compliments, friends, Friendship, friendships dont just happen, kids, learning from, lessons, Making Friends, more, New Friends, not the same anymore, school, spending time, time together
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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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6 Books to Help Your Friendships
I often quote the research from BYU that revealed just how important friendships are to our health. The sentiment of the research didn’t surprise me at all, but what they compared it to sure did! After compiling extensive relational studies, … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Movies, Defining Friendship, Maintaining Friends, Making Friends, Research
Tagged A Return to Love, Andrea Bonior, Best Friends Forever, BFF, books, Breaking Up WIth Your Best Friend, choose friends, Consequential Strangers, curriculum, Find Your Strongest Life, Friendship, Friendship Fix, health, how to, Irene Levine, keep friends, Make Friends, Marcus Buckingham, Marianne Williamson, meet friends, Melinda Blau, MWF Seeking BFF, Paul Dobransky, Rachel Bertsche, relationships, teaching, The Power of Female Freindship, training
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An Ode to Girlfriends, by Danielle LaPorte
Note from Shasta: For Friendship Month this September I’ve invited some women to guest blog for me, adding their voices and experiences to our journey. We launch our guest blogs with Danielle LaPorte of White Hot Truth (bio at the … Continue reading