The Power of Friendship!!!!
One of my top favorite authors is releasing a brand new book!!!!!!
And it is celebrating one of life's most treasured things: FRIENDSHIPS!
Mary Anne Radmacher so perfectly defines friendship in this new wonderful, artful book!
In it she describes how you can deepen the friendships you treasure:
Celebrate an Un-Birthday
"There are 364 days in a year (and 365 days in leap year) to appreciate that your friend was born. Consider sending an UN- birthday card or giving a UN-birthday gift.
Expressing appreciate for no particular reason is an unexpected delight in the life of a friendship. The longer and more loyal your friendship – the less likely you are to feel the need to express your respect and appreciation. It’s easy just to dismiss such an action with ,”We’ve been friends for most of our life – my friend just KNOWS how much they mean to me.”
Some of my sweetest moments in just the last month have come because a loyal and reliable friend reached out with appreciation for “no particular reason.” It feels wonderful!
Try expressing some version of, “Who I am today is dramatically influenced by having you as an important part of my life.” In your own words simply identify and celebrate some of the ways that your friend makes a difference in your everyday life."
Mary Anne says: “When we have a circle of friends, we have more fun. We get more done, we feel and are stronger, and we really do celebrate the power of our ‘us.’”
I know this is true because I have gotten through some of life's toughest times with the power of friendship!!! They say we don't get to choose our families, but we do get to choose our friends. To me friends are the ones who hold you up when you don't have any family to do that!
I do not have close relationships with my family. My parents are not alive, so it is through friendships that I find my strength in life.
Follow along as Mary Anne's new book goes on a blog train!!!!! Next stop here: http://christinemasonmiller.com/
Be sure to click on the picture of the book to be taken to Amazon!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck with you new book Mary Anne!!!! I am going to buy some copies from my closest friends for Christmas!!!!!
(the first two people to leave a comment here or contact me will receive a copy of Mary Anne's book for FREE)
Practice peace lovelies!
Monday, November 7, 2011 at 05:13PM
Reader Comments (1)
Very nice, Stef! Congrats on all of your accomplishments!!!! Love you :)