what friends contribute ...

I took some notes on a friendship book I read because I am trying to find my way through the potholes on this friendship path I am stuck on. I am afraid the potholes are from my own backfires as I can't seem to get this peddle pusher to go.

The energy between two people is what creates great marriages, families, teams, and organizations.

... when we think consciously about improving our lives, we put almost all of our effort into self-development. I had it all wrong. The potential was hiding with in each relationship.

Friendships add significant value to our marriages, families, work, and lives. At some level, everthing we see and feel is a product of a personal relationship.

Friends are catalysts for high points in any given day.

Strong social relationships are the leading indicator of our overall happiness, and these findings appear to hold up across countries and cultures.

Friendships shape our expectations, desires, and goals for the future.

"Friendship has a profound effect on your physical well-being. Having good relationships improves health and lifts depressions. You don't necessarily need drugs or medical treatment to accomplish this - just friends."
~Eugene Kennedy PH D

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages."
~ Fredrich Nietzsche

To crack the code on saving marriages is to analyze what went RIGHT in happy marriages.

To judge a relationship based on its low points would be a mistake. The best gauge of a friendship's health is each person's happiness during every day interactions.

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Focus on what each friend does contribute to your life.

above taken from "Vital Friends"

So I read this book and was taken aback that the focus was NOT ABOUT SELF-DEVELOPMENT or self-improvement. About time. However, I am taking the books advise, but in honesty, I am cleaning house on self. Correct words? I am doing self-improvement. Have to. Grrrrrrrr ...

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