Americans Lose Touch, Report Fewer Close Friends Live Science - June 24, 2006
This article connects with the sentiments of many people I speak to, not just Amercians, but everwhere. The nature of friendships changes with age, the circumstances of one's life, and the changing face of reality. In a world of healing and self-awareness, people are busy with education, jobs, caretaking, family, and spending whatever free time they have working on themselves, which includes reading, exercise, yoga, etc. Lack of time to spend with others also goes to romantic relationships - rethinking marriage and raising a family, as they are often too time consuming which can make them seem controlling.
Friendships go to the 'space' you are in at this time, and who shares this part of your journey. Friends need to enhance a relationship, not bog one down with tedius and often seeingly unresolved issues. To work on yourself is to drop friends who are stuck in time. In other words - drop the friends in drama and find friends you can grow with. When I read clients, we often note, that there is little time for friends, so chose carefully.
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