Solid friends are important for so many reasons in all of our lives and I have highlighted much of them in my previous friends posts but I want to talk about the importance of having people you can really rely on.  When I talk about this the first thing that comes to...

I am really liking this series on friendship!  Who we have around us can really make a difference in our journey through life.  I think it's pretty safe to say that many of you will probably have some handle on the fact that not everyone you meet is really going to be...

Depending on your personality this may be more of a struggle than others.  I really struggle with this sometimes because it's in my personality to want to solve problems and fix things.  I always want things to be efficient, run smoothly and have no problems. So often...

One thing that I believe a lot of us don't really think about is that friendships can change many times over our lifetimes.  They will fluctuate and move over time based on the stage of life that we are in. Now don't get me wrong, there are always those friends that...

Friends are so important!  There is so much research out there that having close meaningful friendships make a huge positive difference in your life.  I think the most important thing to do in a close friendship is to give each other a level of authority in your life...

In my last post I established the need for friends in your life, now let's figure out where to find them.  Where can you find positive people that would be able to care about you and accept you where you are while knowing you can be so much more?  The first thing to...

Why do we need friends to surround us?  We can do it on our own, we do not need anyone else!  This is definitely a lie and one that we often begin to believe at a young age and can even lead to unhealthy levels of pride.  Often the lie starts to take root when someone...