A few weeks ago, I went to a conference down in Orlando. At the end, we did a listening exercise. The facilitator had us all pair off into groups of 2. One of us spent about 5 minutes telling the other what we had learned in the conference, and the other person listened. Then we… Read More The painful lesson I learned when I fail to listen
Today’s post is the second of a 2-part series from guest writer Andy Terbovich. He shares with us some of the lessons he learned from creatively connecting with long-distance friends. To read part 1 of the series, click here. I came up with this story-telling idea because building and maintaining relationships is hard, especially today.… Read More 3 things I learned from telling stories with my friends
Today’s post is part 1 of a 2-part series from guest writer Andy Terbovich. He shares how he creatively connects with long-distance friends, and what he’s doing to help you do the same. Enjoy! About a year ago, I started to really think about how I maintain my relationships with friends and family. Eventually I… Read More A new way to connect with friends
I got angry with my husband a few nights ago. I was obviously upset, so he asked me what was going on. I told him, even though I knew I shouldn’t have. It was late and we were already tired, and the inevitable fight happened because neither of us could deal with the extra tension… Read More What happens when we play the blame game
Long-distance friendships can be great. I have several of my own that I treasure deeply. However, proximity is important, too. No matter how emotionally close you may be to someone, you’re going to miss something if you don’t live in the same vicinity as they do.
I like the idea of “future friends.” Even people you don’t like, or who don’t particularly like you, have the potential to be good friends in the future.
A dear friend of mine recently moved into the suburbs of Atlanta. Relatively speaking, she only moved a few miles farther away from me, but it more than doubled how long it takes for me to drive to her house – about 45 minutes now. I was heartbroken.
It’s easy to say that long-distance friendships are possible, but when the rubber meets the road it can often seem like a daunting task. Feeling up to the challenge? Here are 8 tips that can help you make the most of it.
I recently went to a community-wide cleanup day. While I was there, I met a lovely Egyptian woman named Fabia*. She was both friendly and a good worker, and we had some great conversations while we were cleaning together side-by-side. As we were finishing up, she mentioned that she was moving halfway across the country… Read More One surprising thing you DON’T need to create good friendships
I once heard someone say that the root problem of every issue we have in the world today is fear. While I’m not sure I’d go quite that far, I do believe that fear is behind much of the global conflict – racial, religious, ethnic and more – that we see occurring between people groups.… Read More 5 questions to help foster friendship and understanding
