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Circles of Friends

Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today!
“Women, more alike than different, connected in the circle of life, mothers & daughters, sisters & friends, standing tall, together.”
Marlene Moore Gordon
Growing up I had many girlfriends, but only one best friend. As I matured I realized the tremendous value of having a variety of good women friends [...]

Pam

© Joan Haberman

I watched as she threw her head back so that it hung over the edge of the bed, hair dangling to the floor; long, thick and silky hair; not like mine – frizzy, wild and hard to manage. That summer night in 1957, Pam showed me how to brush my hair. She held the brush deliberately, pulling it through her hair. Over and over she brushed, as I sat on the floor, an 11 year old girl mesmerized with awe and admiration. That hair might have been her trademark, if not for her huge green eyes that took you by surprise.

The following summer…

No Distance Between Friends

Here’s Something To Feel Good About Today…
There is no time or distance between friends. It doesn’t’ matter where you move to or how long the separation, real friends create a bond that lasts.
On my recent visit to the East Coast I had two days planned to see my dearest friends. I managed to arrange a [...]

Appreciating Our Friends

Here’s Something to Feel Good About Today…
For the past 9 years I have been connecting to a circle of women friends that I call my circle of light.
When we began our group, we all lived in close proximity in NYC. Since then half of us have moved to the West Coast. While it’s [...]

Friendships

Marlene’s Mid-Life Diary
New friendships need to be tested; it takes time and a few rough bumps to see if they can run the course. I’m lucky to have a few solid steady friends, the ones I know I can count on no matter what.
They make up for the ones that are incapable of going the [...]