WellnessWithHolli

We are having a conversation about friendships! For the purposes of this series, we are looking at healthy friendships as a necessary component of any relationship such as a best friend, a family member, a co-worker, or a life-partner. In week one, we examined the quality of being   Easy ,  and we discussed the importance of friendships being Authentic, Honest , and Trustworthy. In week two, we addressed how healthy friendships need to be  Equal   , and we focused on three essential elements: Balance, Reciprocal , and Respectful . In order to get the most out of our series, please go back and read Easy and Equal . Today, we are moving onto the third quality to consider in cultivating healthy friendships – Enriching. Are my friendships Enriching? This question might sound odd or silly! And yet, it is an important one. Because of negative portrayals of friendships such as arguing, fighting, backstabbing, bullying, cyber bullying, and other aggressive or toxic behavior

We are talking about friendships! For the purposes of this series, we are looking at healthy friendships as a necessary component of any relationship such as a best friend, a family member, a co-worker, or a life-partner. In week one, we examined the first important quality to consider in developing and maintaining healthy friendships – EASY . In order to get the most out of our series, please return to week one and read how three essential characteristics are necessary in order for friendships to be EASY :  Authentic, Honest, and Trustworthy. Today, we are moving onto the second quality to consider in cultivating healthy friendships – Equal. Are my friendships EQUAL ? Equal?   That seems really strange, doesn’t it? Yes.   When we think of the word equal , definitions such as identical, alike, uniform, and the same come to mind.   However, in our discussion of friendships, the quality of being equal is defined quite differently.   Equality in a friendship is comprised of