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By: Stacey / Create a Balance

Stacey / Create a Balance — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:05:34 +0000

@Fortunate Sara – Thanks for the feedback. Friendships are precious gifts we need to nurture.

@Composed Davina – I’m having fun using these affirmative adjectives. I got the idea from SARK.

@Welcoming J.D. – That’s a great idea. I need to invite more new friends over for tea (or lunch).

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:55:15 +0000

As a practice, I carve time each week to have lunch with a new friend and an old friend. It forces me to expand my network.

By: Davina

Davina — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:38:01 +0000

Stacey, I like “Dancing Davina”! What a cool idea to use adjectives with your readers’ names.

Davinas last blog post..Creative Luny Landing In The Sand

By: Sara at On Simplicity

Sara at On Simplicity — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:47:49 +0000

Work-life balance is certainly the wrong focus, now that you mention it. Life balance, like you said, is what most of us are missing. You and and your friend are lucky to have each other. And what a great reminder that I need to call two of my girlfriends and catch up!

Sara at On Simplicitys last blog post..Simple Sunday #6

By: Stacey / Create a Balance

Stacey / Create a Balance — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:03:48 +0000

@Impressive Evelyn – Thank you for sharing. Sometimes I feel like I am the only one who has the challenge of finding time to be with friends.

@Cheerful Robin – I often think back to the day (maybe the 1800s) when people didn’t travel a lot and people didn’t move away from home very often. I picture a world when all of my core friends would have lived in walking distance from me. I dream about an imaginary neighborhood filled with all of my long-term friends. It’s very dreamy.

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:13:47 +0000

Hi Stacey – I don’t see my long-term friends very often. Your story about your get-away is inspiring!

Robins last blog post..Why We Want To Live

By: Evelyn Lim

Evelyn Lim — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:16:43 +0000

I have to make time for my friends specially. It’s hard to, given my crazy schedule nowadays. I’d say that I would run to be with them rightaway, if I know that they are in trouble or in need of assistance.

Evelyn Lims last blog post..What Enneagram Profile Type Am I?

By: Stacey / Create a Balance

Stacey / Create a Balance — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:13:20 +0000

@Thoughtful Vered – Two of my “threads” are local for me (friends that go back 20+ years) and I get uninterrupted time with one of them this weekend. I’m happy to hear you find uninterrupted time to spend with each of your “threads”.

@Dancing Davina – It is challenging to find time to be with friends. I remember the days when it was easy. But now it is a challenge. I love the concept of picking a friend for each week. I’m going to work on scheduling some appointments with my local friends.

@Energetic Maya – Thanks again for your thought provoking post. Every few years I have been finding myself in a new place so I understand the challenge of finding new authentic friends. Nurturing your friendship with yourself is wonderful. SARK’s first chapter of her book “Fabulous Friendship Festival” is titled “Self Friendship” and she writes all about being your own best friend.

@Creative Stacey Shipman – KB is actually my friend’s initials until she got married too. Now her initials are officially KE, but she still goes by KB. Small World. Your hiking & writing get-a-way sounds dreamy. And yes, we should chat.

@Caring Marelisa – I know so many moms that won’t grant themselves the gift of taking a break to reconnect with their own sense of self. I want to wrap these women up and shower them with the energy they need to embrace their authentic sense of self, their needs, and their passions.

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:53:06 +0000

Hi Stacey: I went to a Chinese restaurant with my sister, brother in law, and two little nephews this weekend. I always have the best time with them. I do think my sister needs a break from always looking after her two little boys, but she won’t allow herself one. She’s a fabulous mother, but I think she needs time to relax and just be “Monica” instead of being “mom” 100% of the time. I’m working on it

Marelisas last blog post..The Hannibal Barca Approach to Achieving Your Goals

By: Stacey Shipman

Stacey Shipman — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:56:43 +0000

I have very few people in my life I enjoy spending time with. Because of that I cherish each moment. Sometimes we walk, sometimes we go away for a weekend, sometimes we just meet for drinks and appies. Either way it nourishes me in ways that I don’t get elsewhere. I’m am heading out of town with a friend/colleague at the end of this month to hike and work on our respective work projects – books we are writing separately and one that we may write together.

Her initials were KB until she married…and I’m working on my framework. We should chat.

Stacey Shipmans last blog post..Peace of Mind is Not Far Now