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Tag Archives: BFF
How to Find a Best Friend
In teaching the 5 Circles of Connectedness last night for a room full of women, I was reminded again how seeing the varying spread of our different types of friends can prove so insightful. There are countless friendship principles that … Continue reading
Posted in Best Friends, Circles of Connectedness, How To?, Making Friends, Types of Friends
Tagged Best Friend, BFF, Circles of Connectedness, Committed Friend, Community Friend, Contact Friend, find a friend, friendship search, how to, looking for a friend, make a friend, meet a friend, Shasta Nelson, Types of Friends, where do I meet people
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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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Top Ten Friendship Articles of 2011
In the spirit of celebrating another year lived and shared, I’m doing my first-ever Top Ten list. Here are the most read, popular blog posts from the last year: 1. The Mistake that Cost me a New Friendship This post … Continue reading
Posted in How To?, Maintaining Friends, Making Friends
Tagged articles, best of, BFF, blogs, favorite, Friendship, healthy relationships, How to Make Friends, personal growth, popular, Shasta Nelson, top ten
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Let “Best Friend” Refer to Quality, Not Quantity.
One of my neighbor friends from childhood saw my post on Facebook about my recent TV interview on women’s friendship. Watching it reminded her of a time when we were kids where she had been in tears as a result … Continue reading
Posted in Best Friends, Fears, Jealousy & Competition, Our Mistakes, Qualities of Friendship
Tagged best friends, Best Friends Froever, BFF, childhood friend, Chosen, Committed, confidantes, Definition of Best Friend, Elizabeth Gilbert, exclusive friends, feel left out, Friendship, how many friends do we need, I wanto feel chosen, jealous of her friends
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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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What I Wish I Knew Then About Friendship… by Cherie Burbach
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. I’m honored to host this posting by Cherie Burbach, one of the most prolific writers … Continue reading
Today is National Best Friend Day: How to Make a BFF
Today, June 8, is National Best Friend Day. The easy thing to do would be to write a posting on the glories and joys of a BFF. But, I figure most of us have a sense of how good it … Continue reading
Posted in Best Friends, Consistency, Defining Friendship, Maintaining Friends, Making Friends, Qualities of Friendship
Tagged August 1, Best Friend, Bestie, BFF, Commitment, Definition of Best Friend, Friendship Day, Frientimacy, Healthy Relationship, How to Form a Friendship, Intimacy, June 8, Meaningful Friendship, National Best Friends Day, National Friend Day
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Stages of a Friendship
I’m trying to find vocabulary that increases our awareness of the stages of becoming friends. Romance Stages and Friendship Stages When it comes to marriage, we know that there is a lot of ground between being interested in someone and … Continue reading
Used-To-Be Friends or Still Friends?
We all know those fabulous women we have loved over the years, the ones where our shared history with them puts them in that special category of proven friends. When we talk to them, we pick up right where we … Continue reading
Posted in Circles of Connectedness, Difficulty & Challenges, Girls Night, Life Stages, Loneliness, Maintaining Friends, Making Friends, Uncategorized
Tagged BFF, Confirmed Friends, find friends, former friends, Friendship, just moved, lonely, Make Friends, miss my friends, moved away, New Friends, used to be friends
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