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Rebooting our friendships after Covid
“Growing a friendship requires a lot of initiation. Repeatedly. If you want to start a new friendship — or revive an old one — you have to reach out several times.” ~Shasta Nelson Our social lives haven’t been the same since the start of the pandemic. As we regain a sense of normalcy this holiday season, we look forward to spending time with friends and loved ones again. This week, my Sunday feature story discusses how to form new friendships (or rekindle old ones) after periods of absence, isolation, or neglect. It includes relationship advice from national friendship experts, plus updated CDC guidelines on how to gather safely. Read it online here. ~Cindy…
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Great expectations: Notes from my quarantine journal
Apollo, Summer 2021 / Cindy La Ferle “Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.~ Alexander Pope It’s been a weird summer. First, a worrisome drought, then day after day of relentless rain. And way too much humidity for my comfort. Unlike my handsome Apollo (shown above in his latest hairdo), I’ve had a bad hair day nearly every day this month. I keep reminding myself that I’m experiencing life in ways that I couldn’t last year during the height of the pandemic. For starters, I’ve been to a summer art fair on Lake Michigan for the first time in two years, dined in…
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The ones with the stories
“It’s okay to be broken. It’s okay to wear scars of experience. It’s okay to be a mess. It’s okay to be the teacup with the chip in it. That’s the one with the story.” ~Matt Haig Cindy La Ferle
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Wellness
“Wellness is a connection of paths: knowledge and action.” ~Joshua Holtz Apollo masks up / Cindy La Ferle Look for additional content and social media sharing options on this blog’s home page.
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Making connections
“Communication to a relationship is like oxygen is to life. Without it, it dies.” — Tony A. Gaskins Jr. “Deadwood” / Cindy La Ferle
