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Being a Friend

Posted 4/14/2013 by hhill
Tomorrow, I promise, I will find another theme for the day's entry. There has been some similarity over the past few days as I have written and shared wonderful essays about friendships and relationships and supporting one another. This is one more. From Lisa Boncheck Adams, whom I have surely quoted before, in the Huff Post, this is directed at those who want to be our friends. This could be another thing to xexox and have handy to give to people--either before or after they put their foot in their mouth. Read more... Comments (0)
How Not to Say the Wrong Thing

Posted 4/12/2013 by hhill
First, a thousand thank yous to Carolyn who sent me this link. I have read many articles about how to support a friend in trouble, and even written a few that attempted to make good suggestions. This is the best. Susan Silk has developed a simple system for how to support your friend and how to take care of yourself. She calls it the "RIng Theory" and the basic plan is: Support In, Dump Out. That will make sense when you read it. Read more... Comments (0)

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