Tag Archives: friendship

Gentle Steps

Posted on November 3, 2024 by msw blog

Be gentle with yourself and celebrate any small steps you have taken on the journey thus far. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark … Continue reading →

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Be

Posted on September 9, 2024 by msw blog

Be open and clear about your intentions.my best friend and i have been intentionally open about what is important to us in a friendship. she knows that i value friendships that celebrate wins and i know that she values friends … Continue reading →

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Splitting The Check

Posted on September 4, 2024 by msw blog

For the past 10 years, my husband and I have enjoyed dining out with a couple of our friends, always splitting the check evenly. Recently, we embraced sobriety and no longer consume the expensive drinks that significantly add to the … Continue reading →

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Stories

Posted on August 19, 2024 by msw blog

RS: You talk a lot about the importance of sharing our stories. Why’s that? BP: People’s hearts and minds are changed by storytelling. They’re changed by hearing other people’s experiences. If you don’t have access to seeing someone else’s lived experience, … Continue reading →

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Entertaining

Posted on July 4, 2024 by msw blog

1. You don’t have to serve dinner to have a dinner party. Snacks can be dinner. And if those snacks run out, pizza is always a phone call away.  2. Rather than a hard start time, give people an arrival window: “Come over … Continue reading →

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