Friends and Peers

Recently, I have had a difficult time in my life, one of the most difficult trials I can ever remember, even more difficult than all three premature infants in my life and their struggle to survive. God has always been…
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Almost everyone meets their “best friend” at one point or another. I met mine when I was thirteen. Within the next few years, we bonded so closely that I couldn’t imagine my life without her. We’d had numerous sleepovers, hung…
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In my early school life, I was the girl who had no friends. Every school has at least one such student, usually more, and it was my great misfortune to be in this category. It was not that people did…
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With my twenty year high school reunion still fresh in my mind and lightening my purse I look back and wonder why? Why do we actually have reunions? Why for the love of God did I even think of going…
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“You can choose your friends, but you cannot choose your family”How true is that statement? My family is dysfunctional, irritating and embarrassing. My friends, however, are caring, generous and only slightly over-bearing when drunk! My friends are the ones that…
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You want to be a writer? Maybe you want to be an architect? How about a school teacher? These are just some of the possibilities that are offered to us in life. But, what and why do we choose what…
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Well this is something that just happened to me a couple of weeks ago. When I asked my life long friend of 21 yrs to be my maid of honor at my wedding. Plus she was a single woman hoping…
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How to help you meet new people? There are a number of ways you can go about it. Meeting new people online. The internet means that it has become a lot easier to meet new people. This can be particularly…
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Harsh realities: Outgrowing friendships As we go through our lives we develop friendships with many people. It is very difficult to develop a friendship that lasts. I recall several friends that I had in grade school. There were three of…
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When I was a little girl a dear middle-aged friend wrote these words of wisdom in my autograph book: “Make new friends, but keep the old. New are silver, old are gold.” Over the four decades or so since that…
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Friends forever, right? If you are lucky, you have made a friend or two who shared that vow with you. At the time, you were two peas in a pod, or as thick as thieves. You and your best friend…
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Most facebook ‘friends’ are people with whom you will have no actual contact whatsoever. They are not going to pop around to your house for a cup of tea, join you in the pub for a few drinks, or attend…
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It is said that nothing in life is permanent except change. Those changes that most reflect the different stages of our lives are the friendships that come and go over the years. They are like jewels in a precious chain…
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Friends are an invaluable and treasured part of the human condition, that we far too often take for granted. The roles they play in our lives cannot be overstated. Moreover, homo sapiens are gregarious by nature and establishing friendships is…
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Friendship is precious, we all need it and we seek it out as a result of this need. Unfortunately it’s not for a lifetime as we go through stages in life that leads us to lose touch with friends and…
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A friendship can last a lifetime if you are both prepared to put the effort in. Friendship is like any other relationship, if you don’t put in the time, then you won’t see the results. I once spoke to my…
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How to proceed in keeping a relationship that has nearly become lost alive depends very much on why this has happened. It could be that your life circumstances have changed and that you just drifted apart. Or it could be…
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Make your old friendships new again! Keeping in touch with old friends has never been easier than it is today. Our fast-paced, interconnected world of high technology gadgets and social networks has become the fountain of youth for friendships. We…
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The greatest thing I have ever done in my life was to fall in love with a very good friend. To think, all those years of dating the wrong guys, and the right one was under my nose the whole…
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Friendship There are many ways to define a friend and friendship. A friend is not someone you pass on the road everyday or in the hall of some corporate office. A friend is not someone you speak to on a…
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Were you that very shy girl in your class room? The girl or guy who was never popular and always on the outside looking in! If you ever wondered why a class reunion is important I can tell you because…
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In a true friendship, loyalty is as natural as breathing.  There is never a question of whether or not one will hold a trust near and dear, it simply happens.  When two people meet, share common interests and values, the…
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Finding friends on the Internet can be fun and rewarding. It’s easy to get started if you know where to look. First, look at your lifestyle. What do you do for a living? What are your hobbies? Quite often, making…
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In the not-too-distant past, losing touch with a friend was not only heartbreaking, sometimes it was also permanent. Luckily, in our high-tech society, most citizens of any industrialized city can be found on the internet. Following are some simple tips…
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Our friends are a huge part of our everyday lives, especially those that have shared them for a long time. We grow accustomed to their presence in so many ways. They call, they visit, we laugh, we cry, we counsel…
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Ever joined a social networking site? When it comes to pen pals, there isn’t much of difference; minus any sort of technological advancement and there you go. If anything, choosing to make someone your pen pal – with actual pen…
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Basically, women that compete do not “know” who they are and impede the generation of independent thought. “Knowing” in this case is referring to who they are as a spiritual being incarnated on earth with a particular focus or purpose….
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Throughout my ten year internet experience I have had met several people online, some I liked and some I really disliked. Some of these friends are people I chat too to pass the time while others I consider proper friends…
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Friendship is explored in many different kinds of films. At first glance there may not seem to be many films with friendship as a major theme. However, while it may not be obvious, the friendship motif occurs frequently throughout all…
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Friendships are a strong bond shared between people with similar likes and dislikes. These friendships are born from respect and trust that come naturally when people discover that they share similar interest and enjoy doing those shared interest together. To…
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