Friendship
There’s a magnet on my refrigerator with a quote on it: “Do one thing each day that scares you.” To me, this tells me to walk outside my comfort zone a little every day. Do one thing every day that stretches a little. It’s ok for that thing to be something you choose...
Friendship
I listened to a program once, I don’t recall where or when, or I’d give the person credit. It helped explain to me our social obligations. There are some people who are hosts and some people who are guests. Hosts are the ones who plan and invite; and guests are those...
Friendship
“If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?” I find peace in the woods and love the mountains. My mother loves the ocean. My brother loves the beach. My sister-in-law loves the desert. I wonder sometimes why our soul’s home is different for each of...
Friendship
I will forever be grateful for one of my friends introducing me to chai tea. The same friend introduced me to miso soup. Someone else introduced me to sushi. Some friends introduced me to both the Xena Warrior Princess and Babylon 5 television shows. Other friends...
Friendship
We all have – or will have – an age we live in inside of our heads. Mine is around 30. I am no longer 30, but that’s what I think of myself as being. So, when a friend referred to me as a “grandparent’s age,” it takes me a minute to catch up. Chronologically, that’s...
Friendship
All my life – in yearbooks, when leaving summer camp, when leaving an orientation, etc. – people have said to me, in essence, “You seem so nice. I wish I had gotten to know you better.” What I have come to realize is that what these comments were saying, in the...
