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Not to long ago, I was faced with the dilemma of ending a long term friendship that was going sour. I still experience twinges of guilt about it, so today's post is really a question to all of you: When and how should you end a friendship? And, should friendships end?
I've heard many theories on friendship, like: Friends are brought into our lives to reveal to us our strengths and flaws. And also that what you see in someone else is a reflection of that same thing in yourself. Well, there has to be a time and circumstance where saying 'no' to a friendship is okay.
At Oprah.com, in the article "Confront your toxic relationships," Life Coach, Cheryl Richardson, author of Take Time For your Life, suggests 3 tips for confronting conflict with grace. She explains that we should identify the toxic areas, establish boundaries, and have an honesty discussion with the person. In my case, I did the first two, but the honesty discussion didn't go so well. I know that I felt rejuvenated and more alive once I'd gone through with it. So what is that lingering guilt all about? I'll have do some cleansing breaths and hopefully have the answer shortly.
Okay, your turn. What have your experiences in this area been like? At what point did you end a friendship and how?
Post your comments below and at the end of the month I'll randomly select one person to win the Tee-of-the-month, Resilient, from Words to Live By Tees www.wordstolivebytees.com.
Remember, time is short. Do your happy dance. Enjoy life!
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