Friendship for a lifetime? It seems so surreal at times. Backdate the times with your friends or peers. You would have definitely come across people dropping cliche phrases such as “Let’s be friends forever!” Of course, humans don’t always mean…
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We all live in a fast-paced world, trying to juggle everything in 24 hours. Between working, managing a household, taking care of children, spouse (often pets as well) and sleeping, there is usually not much time to see our friends,…
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The days of close knit neighborhoods seem to be a thing of the past. There was a time when children played outside and neighbors would chat across the picket fence. Now kids stay indoors playing video games and parents use…
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There are lots of ways to help an independent friend or relative – whether he asks you or not.  Just know that – for awhile – you’re going to have to go it alone.     Recently our good friend, Tina,…
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Moving to a new neighborhood can be exciting. New surroundings, new friends and a new home are very rewarding. However is can also be overwhelming, with packing and moving, arriving to your new home and not knowing anyone. These feelings…
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Because of my dad’s job, growing up, we moved a lot.   But I adapted.  In fact, I remember when I was five-years old going door-to-door in my one of my new neighborhoods, asking if – living there at each house…
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Moving into a neighborhood can be daunting, especially for the new family on the block. As a neighbor to this family, even a small gesture to welcome them can mean a lot. Below are a few things you can do…
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Watching High School Musical gave me that cheesy feeling from ages ago. The phrase “friends forever” has always been scribbled over yearbooks, and school was where you believed in it. As we grow up, we realise most friends end up…
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The road to establishing friendships, for me personally, has always been approached with caution. I consider it one of life’s true blessings when a new acquaintance proves to be a kind hearted, self-sufficient and emotionally generous friend. Those are qualities…
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It is not easy to keep in touch with old friends. People change jobs, get married, emigrate or just simply disappear of the face of the earth.  Today, due to instant messaging and high tech computer satellite systems, people are able…
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Keeping in touch with old friends can be difficult but it can also be immensely rewarding. I have many friends that I met at a summer school I attended for eight weeks after my sophomore year in high school. Today…
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It is very sad to see a friend or relative suffering or in need, especially when they pretend that everything is all right. It is a delicate situation when approaching someone in this predicament, as often a person’s pride stands…
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Ah the memories she says with a smile. (enter sound of screeching record here). The cliques, the lockers, the hair, shoes, cell phones and the list goes on and on!  Oh, I remember now, it wasn’t so pleasant after all….
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Throughout our lives we meet so many people and there are always a few that will never be forgotten. Maybe the name of a long lost friend has crossed your mind recently and it’s somebody you haven’t laid eyes on in…
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Their are two types of friends these days, their is a friend on Face book, a online socializing network. And the traditional “real” friends.  Sometimes you ask your self, “Why am I friends with all these people on Facebook,I never…
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Fifty years ago, you just didn’t get a divorce because of the negative stigma attached to it.  You just put-up and shut-up, and bad marriages abounded.  The only difference between then and now is that fifty years ago, you endured…
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