The Lonely Society: Why We Need Friends
How’s your social capital?
Huh?, you ask.
That’s the term the academics use for friends. Or how connected you are to other people. the sad fact of the matter is that most of us have very few people who we can count on to lend a helping hand or a shoulder to cry on when we need them. (more…)
Do You Need To Have More Friends?
How many close friends do you have?
One? Two? Five? Do you think you have enough close friends, or do you wish you had more?
A few weeks I read in the newspaper that the average American person has only two close friends or relatives they can confide in. And in most cases, the persons they confided in were usually members of their immediate family. (more…)
Successful College Study Habits
College can be tough for anyone. With the Internet, cable television, gaming opportunities everywhere, cell phones – wow, it’s difficult to put life on hold and hit the books. But you need to. You have to, if you want decent grades.
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Recognizing Drama Kings And Queens In Your Life
We all have drama kings and queens in our lives. You know who they are! These are the people that enjoy creating drama or chaos. They thrive on stirring up conflict, adding fuel to the fire. They are in our families, they are in our friendships and they are in our workplaces. These are people that seek excitement and attention by playing the lead role in drama (more…)
Embrace Change
Last Sunday I was sitting in on a class we conduct for newcomers at our church. One of our pastors said, “If we don’t change, we aren’t growing, and if we aren’t growing, we are dying”. Isn’t that so true? If you want your life to remain status quo, then your best guarantee is to resist change. However, if you want a better marriage, more life balance, (more…)
Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?
This is a question that most people grapple with from time to time and it has largely been on my mind this past week.
You see one of the best people I know — my Uncle Carl — had a very bad accident this week. While working on the wood lot with his son, his hand got caught in a log splitter. (more…)
Allow Pain In Your Life
As with everything in life, there is a time to experience hurt and pain. Each one of us will feel these emotions, and when the time comes it is good to allow them to exist. It is okay. Feel the hurt and pain, it will teach about your strengths and weaknesses. Don’t be afraid. The day we came into this world we felt hurt and pain, and yet we have managed to survive. (more…)
On Friendship
How does it feel to be cool, popular person in school? I often wonder because I, myself, Im a simple, shytype kind of girl, ever since grade school. I belong to the so-called “uncool” people who hang around the dark corners of the campus, eyeing the cool ones enviously, as they flip their hair, display their cute little accesories and talk about other aqually popular people in the campus. (more…)
Be Your Own Best Friend.
How do you be your own best friend? It’s simple.
Be someone you love to spend your time with. (more…)
Friendship Is The Beauty Of A Rose.
There is an old English Proverb that goes like this a friend in need is a friend indeed. How true! Having a special friend you can turn to in good times and in bad is a beautiful and splendiferous thing. Leo F. Buscaglia said: “A single rose can be my garden…a single friend my world, “To illustrate this point, let me tell you a story about friendship. (more…)