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Do this for thirty seconds. How many friends have you made for the last thirty days? Name them. Read the post below and find out why and how you can cultivate friendship. Please leave your comments below.

cultivate friendship

Posted by Jef Menguin at 2nd November, 2009


Regard each new person you meet like a dear friend whom you have not heard and seen for a long time. Do this for the next seven days. Discover the good feeling of being a good friend to people.

Take advantage of opportunities at work. You will spend more than at least eight hours with them everyday. Your office mates also need to feel that they are a part of something bigger than individual job descriptions. We care for organizations that care for us. Yes, we need a family away from home.

Rekindle past relationships. Get your phone book; keep in touch with friends whom you have not spoke with for more than a month. A simple call tells them that you care. You can email them, or send a post card. You will surely bring a smile to their face.

My friend, you can make this world really a better place to live in. Cultivate friendships.

Jef Menguin


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2 Responses to “cultivate friendship”


Myrna Saavedra January 21, 2010

Cultivating friendship is taking timeout from busy scheds to be with old friends, meeting new ones, and spending sometimes to hem just for a coffee and tea and laugh…and laugh while recalling funny moments or by just simply exchanging nuances…

cynthia : ) November 5, 2009

very timely especially am contemplating whether to attend our college reunion or not : ) thanks, malamang pupunta na ako…on rekindling past relationship, does it include ex’s? hahaha joke lng po! have a nice day!



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