Tag: friends
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Trash Club
I was walking across my office building this week, carrying my trash can to empty into the dumpster into the parking lot, when a very specific memory struck me: Wednesday night Trash Club. I went to a small, private college in Massachusetts, and like most small schools, we had our own strange traditions and culture.…
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In Tents
This past weekend, I had the delightful opportunity to spend a few days camping. I say delightful because I love the outdoors, good food, ignoring my phone, and hanging (sometimes literally, in hammocks) with my friends. However, when I returned and thought about it, it struck me as funny that I found the trip delightful.…
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Help Me Help You
Have you ever thought about how weird it is that we don’t like to accept help? It shouldn’t be that complicated, since we need help. I know very few people who would say, “I never need help, and I could not benefit in any way from the assistance of others.” Like if we all need…
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I Forgot One
In my recent post on key qualities of true friends, I forgot one important point. I think I’ve mentioned this item before, but it is so important that I feel the need to return to you with an addendum: True friends of mine (like the really good friends for whom I would walk through fire…
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Friend Zone
Welcome to my friend zone. No, it’s a good thing, I promise! See, my friend zone has room for lots of different kinds of people. (The beauty of differences is a whole other topic that we don’t have time for today, so let’s just agree to agree that we need all kinds of different people…
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Positive Impact
Author’s note: if you follow me in other places, i.e. the Living Box-Free podcast, you will notice that this post ties in with this week’s episode on friendship. First, I do not apologize for working smarter, not harder, by building on my own content. Second, this topic is very important to me and it deserves…