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The 5 Friends You Need to Stay in Touch With Right Now* Maintaining friendships has never been harder, but it's also never been more important.
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kréhon VOCAtv
“Social distancing” is poor phrase for what we’re going through right now. What it means is good — people should be physically distancing themselves to protect each other from COVID-19. But socially, we need to be closer than ever — lovingly pouring into each other through whatever safe means we can. That can mean Zoom, backyards or just regular group messages, just so long as it’s happening. But for obvious reasons, it’s probably not happening as frequently or easily as it did
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Kristen Howerton
in the Before Times. That’s why you need to be intentional about who you’re hanging out with. You need to keep your social circles diverse. Take inventory of your inner circle. Does everyone look, talk, and think like you? If so, maybe it’s time to branch out. There’s no sure-fire formula for creating community, but there are few kinds of friendships you might be missing in your life—and that you might want to pursue.
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