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431 <h2 class="section-title">Words to Live By - Thoughts from Deborah</h2>          <article class="has-thumb post-2305 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
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433            <a  href="/summer-memories-2025/">
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434ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=84f39e27c8b6a1b6a548db311a8b9fa4" alt="Summer Memories 2025, Deborah-Olson.com">
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440            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/summer-memories-2025/">SUMMER MEMORIES 2025</a></h3>
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442  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
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446          <div class="entry-summary">
447            Does anyone else feel sad as summertime starts to wind down and all of a sudden there are Halloween decorations in the all the stores? I have to admit that there is always a part of me that feels...             <a href="/summer-memories-2025/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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466          <div class="entry-summary">
467            This year I am celebrating one of those special birthdays that end in “0” and I have decided to embrace it to the fullest. Instead of dreading the arrival of a new decade (and a new number) of life,...             <a href="/celebrating-decade-birthdays-a-gift-to-treasure/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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487            My family just returned from an epic celebration for my Dad’s 90th birthday in Dallas. It has been in the planning stages for many months and was well attended by 82 family members from 6 states! Our family now...             <a href="/cheers-to-my-favorite-superager/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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491          <article class="has-thumb post-2233 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
492                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
493            <a  href="/finding_harmony_balance_new_year/">
494              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2025/01/finding_harmony_balance.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=afe6e1fde1cc87b1cb375940f1561ac3" alt="Finding Harmony and Balance in the New Year.">
495            </a>
496          </div>
497        
498        <div class="blog-post-content">
499          <header>
500            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/finding_harmony_balance_new_year/">FINDING HARMONY AND BALANCE in the NEW YEAR!</a></h3>
501            <div class="meta-info">
502  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
503   <time class="updated" datetime="2025-01-17T10:17:19-06:00">January 17, 2025</time>
504</div>
505          </header>
506          <div class="entry-summary">
507            The greatest thing about moving into the new year and resetting the clock for me is the new “mind set” that comes with it! I think there is something in my brain that actually gets triggered and suddenly I...             <a href="/finding_harmony_balance_new_year/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
508          </div>
509        </div>
510      </article>
511          <article class="has-thumb post-2159 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
512                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
513            <a  href="/connection-fighting-a-loneliness-epidemic/">
514              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2024/06/connection_fighting_loneliness_epidemic_595w.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=1338e93163bf954d6d6917a569607fa9" alt="Connection - fighting a loneliness epidemic.">
515            </a>
516          </div>
517        
518        <div class="blog-post-content">
519          <header>
520            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/connection-fighting-a-loneliness-epidemic/">CONNECTION &#8211; Fighting a Loneliness Epidemic</a></h3>
521            <div class="meta-info">
522  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
523   <time class="updated" datetime="2024-06-18T16:28:17-05:00">June 18, 2024</time>
524</div>
525          </header>
526          <div class="entry-summary">
527            Have you heard we are in the middle of a “Loneliness epidemic?” Yep, it ‘s true! The facts are the facts and research shows we are experiencing an epidemic in our country of people suffering from the effects of...             <a href="/connection-fighting-a-loneliness-epidemic/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
528          </div>
529        </div>
530      </article>
531          <article class="has-thumb post-2013 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
532                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
533            <a  href="/moving-towards-the-light/">
534              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2024/01/blog_moving_towards_light.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=bf55b0a9d76cbc5b6bc40490559241b1" alt="Moving Towards the Light.">
535            </a>
536          </div>
537        
538        <div class="blog-post-content">
539          <header>
540            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/moving-towards-the-light/">Moving Towards the Light</a></h3>
541            <div class="meta-info">
542  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
543   <time class="updated" datetime="2024-01-12T14:23:31-06:00">January 12, 2024</time>
544</div>
545          </header>
546          <div class="entry-summary">
547            As the end of another year draws near, I find myself contemplating the past twelve months and what I have experienced, and learned, the joys and sorrows, and how life has changed. Six months ago, we sold our Houston...             <a href="/moving-towards-the-light/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
548          </div>
549        </div>
550      </article>
551          <article class="has-thumb post-1963 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
552                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
553            <a  href="/confronting-our-vulnerability-in-new-life-chapters/">
554              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2023/07/couple_table.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=0f75d061743fb97f80c4ce5848111c0e" alt="Confronting Our Vulnerability in New Life Chapters.">
555            </a>
556          </div>
557        
558        <div class="blog-post-content">
559          <header>
560            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/confronting-our-vulnerability-in-new-life-chapters/">Confronting our Vulnerability in New Life Chapters</a></h3>
561            <div class="meta-info">
562  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
563   <time class="updated" datetime="2023-07-21T10:18:55-05:00">July 21, 2023</time>
564</div>
565          </header>
566          <div class="entry-summary">
567            Let’s face it, so much of what happens to us in life is beyond our control. We can do our best to set ourselves up for a productive, meaningful, and successful life, but there will be times when curveballs...             <a href="/confronting-our-vulnerability-in-new-life-chapter
567s/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
568          </div>
569        </div>
570      </article>
571          <article class="has-thumb post-1882 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
572                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
573            <a  href="/a-story-from-my-heart-as-we-celebrate-american-heart-month/">
574              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2023/02/3g2WATbc-a_story_from_my_heart.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=2510cc34b86e6df64936ba59bcdaf354" alt="A Story from My Heart As We Celebrate American Heart Month.">
575            </a>
576          </div>
577        
578        <div class="blog-post-content">
579          <header>
580            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/a-story-from-my-heart-as-we-celebrate-american-heart-month/">A Story from My HEART As We Celebrate American Heart Month</a></h3>
581            <div class="meta-info">
582  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
583   <time class="updated" datetime="2023-02-08T15:59:03-06:00">February 8, 2023</time>
584</div>
585          </header>
586          <div class="entry-summary">
587            Although it has been over 30 years since this near fatal event happened, I can still get in touch with my feelings of helplessness very quickly! In honor of American Heart Month this February, I wanted to share my...             <a href="/a-story-from-my-heart-as-we-celebrate-american-heart-month/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
588          </div>
589        </div>
590      </article>
591          <article class="has-thumb post-1836 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
592                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
593            <a  href="/the-gift-of-neighbor-connections/">
594              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2022/09/oCxzqeP0-neighbors_friends.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=5e0703306a985b3292dbc4a72a31d685" alt="Friendships, Neighbors, Friends.">
595            </a>
596          </div>
597        
598        <div class="blog-post-content">
599          <header>
600            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/the-gift-of-neighbor-connections/">The GIFT of Neighbor Connections!</a></h3>
601            <div class="meta-info">
602  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
603   <time class="updated" datetime="2022-09-27T14:44:31-05:00">September 27, 2022</time>
604</div>
605          </header>
606          <div class="entry-summary">
607            National Good Neighbor Day on September 28th is time to once again focus on the merits of our neighbor connections!  Our lives are much happier and richer walking through life with our connections in our communities. Heartwarming stories...             <a href="/the-gift-of-neighbor-connections/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
608          </div>
609        </div>
610      </article>
611          <article class="has-thumb post-1715 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
612                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
613            <a  href="/miracles/">
614              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2022/01/Screenshot_24.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=38a82839c91dd34f3ae6c34dd28f5540" alt="">
615            </a>
616          </div>
617        
618        <div class="blog-post-content">
619          <header>
620            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/miracles/">Holiday Miracles</a></h3>
621            <div class="meta-info">
622  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
623   <time class="updated" datetime="2022-01-07T14:16:15-06:00">January 7, 2022</time>
624</div>
625          </header>
626          <div class="entry-summary">
627            When is the last time you can say you witnessed a real live miracle? Or maybe you are in that group of people who are sort of skeptical about the concept and admit that the whole idea of a...             <a href="/miracles/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
628          </div>
629        </div>
630      </article>
631          <article class="has-thumb post-1575 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
632                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
633            <a  href="/walking-through-firestorms-together/">
634              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/09/Screenshot_11.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&
634ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=6e43d2a8dd41446e3004110a2aebdf68" alt="">
635            </a>
636          </div>
637        
638        <div class="blog-post-content">
639          <header>
640            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/walking-through-firestorms-together/">Walking Through Firestorms Together</a></h3>
641            <div class="meta-info">
642  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
643   <time class="updated" datetime="2021-09-01T08:50:08-05:00">September 1, 2021</time>
644</div>
645          </header>
646          <div class="entry-summary">
647            A few weeks ago, my family experienced the true meaning of the often-heard expression, "life is so fragile". Our 3-month-old grandson was in the Pediatric ICU with a dangerous respiratory virus, RSV, and was fighting for his life with...             <a href="/walking-through-firestorms-together/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
648          </div>
649        </div>
650      </article>
651          <article class="has-thumb post-1538 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
652                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
653            <a  href="/effective-communication/">
654              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/06/Picture2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=663e322aa9e712681e68d403d02a7848" alt="">
655            </a>
656          </div>
657        
658        <div class="blog-post-content">
659          <header>
660            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/effective-communication/">Effective Communication</a></h3>
661            <div class="meta-info">
662  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
663   <time class="updated" datetime="2021-06-28T14:17:45-05:00">June 28, 2021</time>
664</div>
665          </header>
666          <div class="entry-summary">
667            June is "Effective Communication Month" which is a perfect time to pause and examine our current habits and patterns of communication with others.
668
669A few years ago when I conducted my own research on communication between girlfriends, I saw many...             <a href="/effective-communication/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
670          </div>
671        </div>
672      </article>
673          <article class="has-thumb post-1531 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
674                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
675            <a  href="/date-your-mate/">
676              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/05/top-dating-sites-for-men-over-50.20180625124923.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=03e4427b574a21bf3f75fa0c2b06d1cf" alt="">
677            </a>
678          </div>
679        
680        <div class="blog-post-content">
681          <header>
682            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/date-your-mate/">May is &#8220;Date Your Mate&#8221; Month!</a></h3>
683            <div class="meta-info">
684  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
685   <time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-17T13:41:57-05:00">May 17, 2021</time>
686</div>
687          </header>
688          <div class="entry-summary">
689            May is always a month of celebrations—graduations, Mother’s Day, Prom, End of school year honor programs and award ceremonies, and of course, Cinco de Mayo! But did you realize it is also the month of “DATE YOUR MATE” —...             <a href="/date-your-mate/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
690          </div>
691        </div>
692      </article>
693          <article class="has-thumb post-1492 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog">
694                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
695            <a  href="/dr-phil/">
696              <img width="360" height="360" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/02/Screenshot_16.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=360&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;q=75&amp;w=360&amp;wpsize=thumb-medium&amp;s=ffe9d03903832a0ed7a709d55f0dad93" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/02/Screenshot_16.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=150&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;q=75&amp;w=150&amp;wpsize=thumbnail&amp;s=31bf9acdf4bef92ac1a8349b8b40871e 150w, https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/02/Screenshot_16.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=300&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;q=75&amp;w=300&amp;wpsize=gform-image-choice-sm&amp;s=6e2558c17af839068990ea49e3c3b631 300w, https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/02/Screenshot_16.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=100&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;q=75&amp;w=100&amp;wpsize=woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail&amp;s=5e452fe482340f841d396b33ba9f99cd 100w, https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/02/Screenshot_16.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=400&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;q=75&amp;w=400&amp;wpsize=gform-image-choice-md&amp;s=ad60fa6de9418c6b6c97bd69253cd849 400w, https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/02/Screenshot_16.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;fit=crop&amp;h=600&amp;ixlib=php-3.3.1&amp;q=75&amp;w=600&amp;wpsize=gform-image-choice-lg&amp;s=879225abf7dd102c5e0ad3a0a0f0a8f8 600w" sizes="(max-width: 360px) 100v
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698        
699        <div class="blog-post-content">
700          <header>
701            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/dr-phil/">Deborah Olson on Dr. Phil</a></h3>
702            <div class="meta-info">
703  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
704   <time class="updated" datetime="2021-02-22T09:35:46-06:00">February 22, 2021</time>
705</div>
706          </header>
707          <div class="entry-summary">
708            https://kwirx.wistia.com/medias/ge05z5f73s?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=350
709
710On this National “MAKE A FRIEND” day I want to give a huge SHOUT OUT to my precious ‘new’ friends I met through a posting on our local NEXT DOOR—neighborhood app in 2017. And, a couple months ago this...             <a href="/dr-phil/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
711          </div>
712        </div>
713      </article>
714          <article class="has-thumb post-1470 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
715                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
716            <a  href="/embracing-light-love-life/">
717              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2021/02/heart-lamp.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=d08a8df53695cf2b3652adb75e9ee8f1" alt="">
718            </a>
719          </div>
720        
721        <div class="blog-post-content">
722          <header>
723            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/embracing-light-love-life/">Embracing Light, Love &#038; Life</a></h3>
724            <div class="meta-info">
725  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
726   <time class="updated" datetime="2021-02-02T05:45:45-06:00">February 2, 2021</time>
727</div>
728          </header>
729          <div class="entry-summary">
730            The past year has been unprecedented in every category. It has left us longing for our former lives and the pre-pandemic world we knew as “normal.” And the critical question now is…….how do we get back to our old...             <a href="/embracing-light-love-life/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
731          </div>
732        </div>
733      </article>
734          <article class="has-thumb post-1446 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
735                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
736            <a  href="/hope-in-the-darkness/">
737              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2020/12/download-5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=48791587a1e2b88e18a6a2d71c654690" alt="">
738            </a>
739          </div>
740        
741        <div class="blog-post-content">
742          <header>
743            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/hope-in-the-darkness/">HOPE IN THE DARKNESS</a></h3>
744            <div class="meta-info">
745  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
746   <time class="updated" datetime="2020-12-14T07:45:25-06:00">December 14, 2020</time>
747</div>
748          </header>
749          <div class="entry-summary">
750            As 2020 draws to a close we look back on a year that is like nothing in our past memories.  A year of suffering, loss, sickness, isolation, loneliness and death.  So much hurt, pain and negativity.  And yet, if...             <a href="/hope-in-the-darkness/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
751          </div>
752        </div>
753      </article>
754          <article class="has-thumb post-1207 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
755                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
756            <a  href="/about-forgiveness/">
757              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2020/06/shutterstock_651221473.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=dbfa894da94689ff7d30d1b7f1e54b10" alt="">
758            </a>
759          </div>
760        
761        <div class="blog-post-content">
762          <header>
763            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/about-forgiveness/">About Forgiveness</a></h3>
764            <div class="meta-info">
765  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
766   <time class="updated" datetime="2020-06-26T05:20:24-05:00">June 26, 2020</time>
767</div>
768          </header>
769          <div class="entry-summary">
770            In celebration of Forgiveness Day, today, let’s push the pause button and stop for a moment! Why is it important to practice the art of forgiveness in our lives? What does it accomplish?
771
772Forgiveness is an act we do for...             <a href="/about-forgiveness/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
773          </div>
774        </div>
775      </article>
776          <article class="has-thumb post-1031 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
777                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
778            <a  href="/connection/">
779              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2020/04/human_connection_by_zinavarta-d8sv813.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&
779ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=7be6c72fc4bd64b23f7137347f9d928a" alt="">
780            </a>
781          </div>
782        
783        <div class="blog-post-content">
784          <header>
785            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/connection/">Connection—The Isolation Buster!</a></h3>
786            <div class="meta-info">
787  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
788   <time class="updated" datetime="2020-04-06T08:36:25-05:00">April 6, 2020</time>
789</div>
790          </header>
791          <div class="entry-summary">
792            Does anyone else feel like they are watching a science fiction movie?  The streets show few signs of life, school buses are parked, and empty commercial aircrafts sit idle on runways.  Rush hour traffic does not exist in most...             <a href="/connection/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
793          </div>
794        </div>
795      </article>
796          <article class="has-thumb post-1022 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog">
797                  <div class="blog-post-content-thumb">
798            <a  href="/friendships-promote-emotional-well-being-during-anxious-times/">
799              <img class=" img-responsive img-rounded" src="https://kwirxsites-deborah.imgix.net/2020/03/Screenshot_13.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&h=360&ixlib=php-3.3.1&q=75&w=360&wpsize=thumb-medium&s=44fdecf398f9212ae116d2541ce802f7" alt="">
800            </a>
801          </div>
802        
803        <div class="blog-post-content">
804          <header>
805            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/friendships-promote-emotional-well-being-during-anxious-times/">Friendships Promote Emotional Well-Being During Anxious Times</a></h3>
806            <div class="meta-info">
807  <strong> Posted on:  </strong>
808   <time class="updated" datetime="2020-03-16T12:22:55-05:00">March 16, 2020</time>
809</div>
810          </header>
811          <div class="entry-summary">
812            The support between friends creates a sense of community and we need that more than ever right now.
813By Deborah Olson, RN, MA, LPC at Galleria Counseling
814
815The news and media all around us every day are now telling us we...             <a href="/friendships-promote-emotional-well-being-during-anxious-times/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
816          </div>
817        </div>
818      </article>
819          <article class="has-thumb post-964 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog">
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821            <a  href="/because-connection-matters/">
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828            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/because-connection-matters/">Because CONNECTION matters!</a></h3>
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834          <div class="entry-summary">
835            I am often asked, "why did you write The Healing Power of Girlfriends?".
836A very valid question and definitely one worth asking! Here is a little background on how I came to “give birth” to this playbook for female friendships.
837
838Several...             <a href="/because-connection-matters/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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851            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/galentine-gratitude/">GALENTINE GRATITUDE</a></h3>
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858            People keep talking about the “word” they have picked for 2020 to live by, embrace and put into practice daily.  What a great idea that is for us to attach to our daily routines! I have tossed around several...             <a href="/galentine-gratitude/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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864            <a  href="/a-new-year-a-new-decade-a-new-you/">
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874   <time class="updated" datetime="2020-01-09T16:18:23-06:00">January 9, 2020</time>
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877          <div class="entry-summary">
878            Happy New Year and Happy New Decade!  How is it possible we are in 2020 already?
879
880As we all say good-bye to 2019 and step into a new year and a new decade, it seems like the perfect time to...             <a href="/a-new-year-a-new-decade-a-new-you/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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888            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/grab-your-girlfriends-and-lets-go-cruising/">Grab your Girlfriends and Let’s GO CRUISING!</a></h3>
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894          <div class="entry-summary">
895            Research continues to show that we live our healthiest, happiest, and longest lives when we regularly connect with our girlfriends.  It has now been proven that living a life of connection is one of the main ingredients to longevity!
896
897As...             <a href="/grab-your-girlfriends-and-lets-go-cruising/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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905            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/august-its-all-about-our-girlfriends/">AUGUST—It’s All About Our Girlfriends!</a></h3>
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912            Did you know that August 1 is National Girlfriends Day, or that August is National Girlfriends Month? Yep, it’s true!  This is the month we focus on what it means to share connections with other women.  Why is that so...             <a href="/august-its-all-about-our-girlfriends/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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932            What better time to celebrate our besties than in the month of June as we all focus on those special gal pals on June 8th —National Best Friends Day!
933
934How have your girlfriends enriched your life and added color to your...             <a href="/life-with-our-besties-is-the-best/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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942            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/the-magic-of-celebrations/">The Magic of Celebrations!</a></h3>
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948          <div class="entry-summary">
949            In my new book on female friendship, THE HEALING POWER OF GIRLFRIENDS: How to Create Your Best Life Through Female Connection, I speak about one of the characteristics of a thriving friendship as sharing in each other’s joys and celebrations.  And,...             <a href="/the-magic-of-celebrations/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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963          <div class="entry-summary">
964            So, you want to make some new friends but are just a tad nervous they may disappoint you, or turn out to be high-hassle and not a good fit for your friendship collection.   How can you be savvy...             <a href="/4-tips-for-avoiding-unhealthy-friendships/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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972            <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/the-three-rs-of-healing/">The Three “R’s” of HEALING</a></h3>
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978          <div class="entry-summary">
979            In my new book, The Healing Power of Girlfriends: How to Create Your Best Life Through Female Connection, just released on March 8th, I share many tools and suggestions for how to navigate the channels of female friendship and glean the...             <a href="/the-three-rs-of-healing/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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994            I have had the honor and pleasure of spending this past week doing book events in Arizona and my home state of Texas! To say that I have been in awe of the unexpected level of passion and energy...             <a href="/in-awe-of-girlfriend-fever/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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1009            We never know how our friends are viewing us, and we should not underestimate our ability to make a positive impact on others.
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1011
1012
1013A few years ago, I was having lunch with one of my dear, longtime girlfriends.
1014
1015She and I...             <a href="/our-girlfriends-our-anchors/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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1030            Many of us are still shocked by the recent deaths of two icons by suicide. The news underscores yet again how we do not always know the deep pain people are struggling with in their private worlds. How could...             <a href="/the-lifesaving-gift-of-friendship/" class="read-more">Continue Reading &raquo;</a>
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