Essay – Mary Grace Writing

On Friendship: The Power of One

My Mother once told me, “It’s better to have one good friend than to have many that aren’t close.”
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On Friendship: What if You’re Afraid of It?

Fear of deep friendships is a very real thing in our modern world. Not only is it difficult and requires time and love to keep alive, but it also has the potential to leave deep and lasting wounds in its wake when abused.
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On Friendship: Friend Doesn’t Mean Project

Have you ever been treated like someone else’s project, as if by spending time with them or taking their advice they can fix you and that is the biggest reason they are investing time in you? Have you ever realized you’ve done this to someone?
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On Friendship: In Person

So what do modern in-person friendships look like these days? I don’t think casual friendships have changed all that much over the last few decades. It’s still about going out with friends for drinks, catching a movie, and sharing a laugh. Going and doing is still very much a part of it all, especially for…
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On Friendship: Virtual Friendship

I can remember when virtual friendship was only something that happened in Sci-fi cartoons. It was while I was a young teen that it started to be a ‘real thing’, and I’m not ashamed to say that connecting with strangers online and forming friendships at every level of emotional intimacy has been a blessing to…
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Ericka Clay.com/A Proverbs 31 Woman, My Mom

This week I had the privilege to write a guest post for Ericka Clay’s blog.
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On Friendship: The Word Enemy

So what is the opposite of a friend? An enemy.
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On Friendship: My First Friend

I am the third eldest in a family of eight kids and my first friend was my older sister. She was my first playmate, my first protector, and my first source of grief.
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On Friendship: What is it?

So is an acquaintance a friend? Well, some of them may be, and some of them are not.
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On Friendship: The Word Friend

Language changes with time, ideas as well, and what we once thought of as a friend has also changed.
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