Has it been long enough; are we friends now?

Fr Sean and Stina, continue the conversation on the Natural Progression of a Relationship and the 5 key elements required for any relationship, as coined by Sarah Swafford from Emotional Virtue. 

This episode focuses on the 3rd Element 'TIME'. 

Who says how much time needs to be spent in order for a solid friendship to be present? Instead look for trust, honesty, genuineness and sincerity; good things take time. 

There is time, then there is timing. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

²     a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,
³     a time to kill and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
⁴     a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
⁵     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
⁶     a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
⁷     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
⁸     a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.

 

Not all friendships are meant to last, and there is a time and place for solid friendships to be acquainted and grow. School may be a time for education, and there may be some friendships which form here, but it is not fair to expect that friendships formed here will last a lifetime. In a space of education where your primary goal is to learn content and about yourself, it's ok to allow that space to simply be that and not become the arena to find and secure your Best Friend for Life.

 

Truth, Beauty and Goodness 

Judi Limbers - CEO of AV Workshops. All.U.Re and Valour Workshops.