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Everybody isn't your friend. Just because they hang around you and laugh with you doesn't mean they are your friend. People pretend well. At the end of the day, real situations expose fake people, so pay attention. - Trent Shelton

Even if our friendships, however deep and profound we may perceive them to be, however much care, love, and nurturing we may have poured into them along the way, may not be the same as they once were in their glory days, it does not necessarily mean that the times shared in the past were for naught.

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New York is a city that I love to my core. However, it is also a city I could learn to hate. Don’t get me wrong…the city is amazing on so many levels and I never feel more alive than w…

It's all about teamwork - all about being there for the other person - right!? #LOL

All relationships require effort, including friendships. Though friendships can adjust and change overtime, that doesn’t mean it will sustain itself without effort or intentionality. What does putting in effort in a friendship look like for you? #mindflwithminaa - Click the link in my bio to order a copy of my book, Owning Our Struggles, where I share more insights I to developing healthy friendships and building community.

Gossip and "mean girls" are real at every age. I long ago adopted the philosophy of "what others think of me is none is none of my business." I still hold that as true. But what if what others are saying about you (or me) is because we have loaned the option by participating? Have you ever been...