“No road is long with good company.” — Turkish Proverb Earlier this month I began a series of posts focused on what appears to be a significant loss of relationship among Americans. I wondered, “Have we given up on each other?” Your reaction to that post was...
I have a hunch…no, more of a conviction…that community and social connections are in significant decline. I do believe that, in many ways, we are giving up on each other. My caveat is, of course, that this is not true of everyone. The reactions I’ve received since I...
In my last blog and newsletter, I introduced a topic that I plan to consider “out loud” for the next few weeks, the apparent decline of community and relationships in our world. I was really curious what my readers thought about the issue and invited your perspective....
A few months ago, I had a conversation with an acquaintance I had not seen in a couple of years. As we caught up on our lives, I asked him if he was still meeting regularly with a group of close friends who’d been together for years. He told me that, unfortunately,...
