Creating healthy friendships is actually a goal I’ve set for myself. I don’t have any friends in my life after having so many failed friendships and being humiliated from them. I’m finally in a space where I’m examining where things went wrong and how I want my future friendships to feel. My mother and grandmother also don’t have friends in their life so I know this is something generational that I’m encouraged to overcome. This article helped me to reshape my idea of friendship
I love the 730 time in the morning. I ended up at a friend’s house for breakfast, facial masks, and a scrabble game at 7 o’clock one morning and we decided that 7 AM is the new 7 PM. It’s so liberating just to admit that we wanna know how our friends are as much as we wanna share how we are. The voyeuristic need of following the story from beginning to end is something we cannot overlook. And texting and Facebook or whatever I’d Tunt do it justice. The quiet, listening, the pauses, but wait wait wait wait I’ve gotta tell you something! They are absolutely irreplaceable and anything other than voice to voice, or even person a person. I think zoom is the exception to the loneliness quotient of screen time. Thank you, Nedra.
Thank you for listening. Before the pandemic, had a rotation of friends I'm call during my commute to and from work. Now that I work from home more often, I need to be more strategic about staying in touch.
Great series that helped me evaluate current and blossoming friendships and my role in their creation or demise.
Creating healthy friendships is actually a goal I’ve set for myself. I don’t have any friends in my life after having so many failed friendships and being humiliated from them. I’m finally in a space where I’m examining where things went wrong and how I want my future friendships to feel. My mother and grandmother also don’t have friends in their life so I know this is something generational that I’m encouraged to overcome. This article helped me to reshape my idea of friendship
I love the 730 time in the morning. I ended up at a friend’s house for breakfast, facial masks, and a scrabble game at 7 o’clock one morning and we decided that 7 AM is the new 7 PM. It’s so liberating just to admit that we wanna know how our friends are as much as we wanna share how we are. The voyeuristic need of following the story from beginning to end is something we cannot overlook. And texting and Facebook or whatever I’d Tunt do it justice. The quiet, listening, the pauses, but wait wait wait wait I’ve gotta tell you something! They are absolutely irreplaceable and anything other than voice to voice, or even person a person. I think zoom is the exception to the loneliness quotient of screen time. Thank you, Nedra.
Mornings are my sweet spot for long chats. Some friends are not morning chatters, but we make it work.
I loved listening and I actually learnt something new. Love the idea of scheduling time to catch up.
Thank you for listening. Before the pandemic, had a rotation of friends I'm call during my commute to and from work. Now that I work from home more often, I need to be more strategic about staying in touch.
Nedra, have you heard of Danielle Bayard Jackson's work on friendships? She'd be a fantastic addition to this project!
Thank you for sharing this name! Checked out some of her content, and it seems super helpful
You’re most welcome, Flo! Her book was a new release this year, and I found it to be refreshing and insightful. I took a lot of notes.