As the week comes to an end, some of us are closing the folder, at least temporarily, on our difficult relationships, our Green Delicious Apple friends, and those we wouldn’t even call friends. As we straighten our desks, file away that which is finished, and set aside that which still needs to be done, we’re also closing the drawer on… Read More
Yesterday I introduced to you one of my friends (and yours), the Green Delicious Apple Friend. Actually I have more than one such friend and you probably do, too. These are the friends we love but we don’t necessarily love being with. Why? Because somewhere along the way, maybe even early on, the “conversation” of your friendship soured. It may… Read More
As I was driving down the highway not too long ago, I heard an interesting statistic on the radio. Of course, coming from a pop news show on the radio, who knows if this little bit of trivia is even true. But, while I was at first skeptical, I’ve thought this through and decided that whoever researched or dreamed up… Read More
“It is not good for man to be alone,” You said, and so You created another. Not a man, but a woman this time, one who would speak and laugh and sing, so the other would have another with whom to speak and laugh and sing. This one would not save or even redeem, she would only share in the… Read More
So what do you talk about with your friends? In my previous post I introduced you to the concept of Red Delicious Apple friendships, those harvested from the common ground of some mutually appreciated activity, an interest in which you both delight or even a shared burden or struggle. These are our “another” friends, the ones with whom we’ve found… Read More
Christian author and philosopher C.S. Lewis once wrote, “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” Who are your “another” friends? The ones with whom a friendship began at the moment you realized you had something in common? Perhaps you have developed a friendship with another… Read More