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The Love Language of Friendship and One Way to Strengthen Its Bonds
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The Blessing of Friendship
There is nothing like the blessing of friends, and I’ve been blessed, indeed.
When I hired on at the community college, I was the baby of the group, mentored, mothered, encouraged, and inspired by the strong, intelligent, older women in my division. Thirty years after I was hired, these women are still my closest friends. Together, we have experienced life with all its trials and triumphs: marriages, births, job advancements, divorce, retirements, birthdays, holidays, and deaths.
We’ve traveled the world together, discussed politics, books, current events, recipes, movies, sports, and celebrities for decades.
So you’d think we’d know absolutely everything about each other.
What You Don’t Know About Your Friends Might Surprise You
More than thirty years together, and we didn’t know what we needed to know to help our friend.
Think about it. List a couple of your good friends right now. I bet you know the number of children they have, the gender, and their names. You may have even met some of them. You probably know where your friends’…
