No New Friends

2018, Communication, Courage, Fear, Identity, Life, Love, Relationships

Vulnerability: The Breath of Friendship 

Stephanie Pearson-Davis ·

Vulnerability is Courageous

Folks don’t like vulnerability because it evokes fear. Personally, I believe fear gets a bad rap. Fear isn’t necessarily bad. I find it to be negative only if it keeps you from the thing on the other side of it. Fear is really just your subconscious telling you to pay attention. Instead of using it as an alert mechanism; we use it as an interrupter of action. It stops us cold.

This is why I wouldn’t make new friends. Eventually, I changed my ideology surrounding friendship and activated courage.  I may still get hurt, but I won’t let fear steal the joy of having amazing people around me just because they haven’t been around for a certain number of years. Some of the folks I met in the last few years have been more impactful than people I’ve known half my life.

2018, Children, Career Goals, Courage, Communication, Fear, Identity, Life, Love, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Care, Support Others

New Friends: A Tool for Personal Growth

Stephanie Pearson-Davis ·

In our current society we are becoming so removed from the people around us.  Authentic relationships are suffering because we prefer texts over a five minute conversation to say “I miss you and I love”.  Our children are being raised by YouTube and the Disney channel.  Some of that is because we need help, but for whatever reason don’t ask for it.  Thank God for friends who will come get my children or who bring theirs to me.  Your circle of influence extends to your children.