A number of studies have shown that social media tends to depress people. Really! While we may say that we use it to keep in touch with friends and family, all too often there’s a dark side to it.
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In his book, When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough, Rabbi Harold Kusher tells a great story about the value of friends.
I was sitting on a beach one summer day, watching two children, a girl and a boy, playing in the sand. They were hard at work building an elaborate sand castle by the water’s edge,
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I have this odd pattern inside of me. When somebody is speaking into my life, if they compliment me, I'm quite ready to hear that. I love hearing in graphic detail how well I’m doing and where I’m growing. It makes me feel so good. But if they're going to say something that is confrontational about my character, about my need for growth, such “bad news” isn’t nearly as welcome.
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