Tag Archives: friendship

Retirement party

Imagine being at your retirement party. What are they celebrating you for?” Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively … Continue reading

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Adulting

The 20s is about, for me, shedding. It’s a natural shedding of friendship because you’re getting out of college, entering into the workforce, you’re moving, and its like, oh , okay, everybody’s not here. And that’s fine. Like this is … Continue reading

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What Best Friends Are For

Stationed as an Army officer in Hawaii, I was alarmed to see my mother calling from Virginia. My father had a stroke. Feeling helpless more than 4,500 miles away, I called my best friend, Nora, an E.R. nurse who lives … Continue reading

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Relationship Evaluation

I really think I outgrew this person, or this person outgrew me, and I always saw us being old together kickin’ it. If anything it is about really examining whether this person is helping you grow or they’re holding you … Continue reading

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Kindness

In 2017, my friend since 1979 had spinal surgery. I stole time from my vigil to purchase a hospital coffee. Distracted, I left my purse behind, and it was stolen. Security insisted my wallet — with driver’s license, personal information … Continue reading

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