There Is More Than One Option
"We used to do things together, but now in the rare moments we do get together, we just spend time talking about the past. We don't have much in common anymore."
I've heard many a people offer this reflection, pensively. It's the narrative we tell our selves to make sense of a change in our life's plot or main characters.
Life brings us change, we collectively shrug. Sometimes you just drift apart.
OR.
This is when I want to scream a small, but powerful word.
You get together ...
Social Norms: What are the right conditions for friendship?
What are the right conditions for friendship?
How come more people fall into "love at first sight" than stumble into "friendship" at first sight? If you hang out with a new friend, does it have to follow some sort of etiquette timeline (like the 3-day waiting period to call after a first date)?
How much do you have to have in common to make a close friendship work? Do you have to have similar personalities? The same hobbies? Backgrounds? Voting habits? Religious ideas?
How many months ...
Aspiring Mid-Michigan Writers
I'm participating in a 100-item auction to benefit friends, Evan and Koren Farmer (who are also the good people behind Jackson's locally-owned coffee house, Cuppa). The farmers just celebrated the birth of another little boy, who joins existing twin brothers. The proceeds of the auction go toward unexpected medical costs associated with this most recent delivery.
Come Write With Me
Writing for Publication - 1 Coaching Session (at Cuppa -OR- on Skype)
* Plan next steps to break into ...
The Gift of Empathy
The Gift of Empathy
You don't have to be a woman to say something meaningful about physical hardship, like that which comes with pregnancy.
You don't have to be impoverished to offer support to those whose basic needs are in jeopardy.
You don't have to be a pastor to gain wisdom about how the yearn for affirmation can impacts one's preaching style.
Unanswered Complaints
Not too long ago, I read this report which claims 70% of consumer complaints voiced via Twitter go unanswered. I wonder if the same is true of...