All posts tagged Friendship

When All Else Fails…

Peanut Butter

…Read the Instructions. This very enlightening communication exercise goes along with the communication series for the last week-ish. You will need a piece of paper and a writing implement to begin.

What You Heard Was Not What I Meant

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Specificity is the rule.” -Author unknown, but whose hand I would love to shake. Common misunderstandings come from saying one thing, but meaning something totally different from what the other person understood. Humans have some annoying, correctable idiosyncrasies which prevent them from communicating with others. Average person will listen to four words before formulating a […]

Come to Jesus Meetings

The results are in and were a bit of a surprise to me. I asked: Is it possible to have a relationship without Come to Jesus meetings?” Results 55% said, “Yes” 9% said, “Yes, but when CTJ occurs the relationship is over.” 9% said, “No, CTJ hurt the relationship.” 27% said, “No, CTJ help the […]

Count ’em on One Hand

The inbox contained a jewel this week. Let’s discuss this question: Does the number of real life friends a person has define them? The short form: No. Why not? Another excellent question.