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Human Warmth
What does it mean when we say that someone is ‘warm’? To me, a warm person is someone who is friendly and kind. When you are around them, you feel safe and comfortable, like being curled up in a warm blanket. Warm people are open to connection rather than being ‘cold’ or unfriendly.
Staying in Touch
Now that the university year has finished, it can also mean friendships formed at university and in classes are lost. It can be a shame when classroom friendships aren’t continued outside of university and you lose touch.
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Not Staying in Touch
To all the people I used to know, I wonder if it ever hits you like it hits me, that we’re just not involved in each other’s lives anymore. A memory pops up in my head, and you’re in it. A party, beach cricket, or sitting down and chatting on public transport. I wonder if […]
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Wanting People to Like Me
‘I guess that’s because of my near-pathological desire to be liked,’ I mused. ‘Really? I never thought you cared whether or not people liked you,’ they replied.
A New Connection
Have you ever met someone out of nowhere and immediately felt like you had known them for years?
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Shedding Friendships in Your 20s
Growing up in a town of 20,000 people has its perks. Every time I stepped out the front door of my family home, I could expect to see at least one person I knew. During this time, my network of connections was small and concentrated, especially when I attended the same school with the same […]
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LinkedIn Connections
LinkedIn brings some interesting thoughts to my mind. I see a lot of attempts to grandstand and promote. I see people feeling forced to add yet another picture, desperately seeking “exposure” and “image”. Sometimes it is almost comical. ‘I am so happy to be a part of a professional organisation like X,’ says the post. […]
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Keeping in Touch with Old Friends
As we move through different stages of our life, we can fall in and out of friendship with people. I particularly found this after school, as I took a gap year and was out of step with my school friends’ lives back home. Even though your closeness may come and go, just because you haven’t […]
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Self-Care as a Postgraduate Student
I caught up with my other PhD student friends recently, which was really nice. Most of us are well and truly past the halfway mark of our research projects and sometimes find ourselves quite isolated from everyone else. We forget how important social connection is sometimes when you are a PhD student who is not working […]
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Reminiscing with an Old Friend
Being a tropical girl, I have to admit I appreciate living here in Adelaide where we experience the different seasons. I don’t really like the cold, but I do relish the red wine, hearty food (stews, pasta, and so on), and being able to have a fire and curl up at home with many, many […]
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