How to Celebrate International Friendship Day Virtually

The 30th of July is the International Day of Friendship! You may be interested to know that this day originated in 1919, but fizzled out by 1940. In 2011, the United Nations reinstated the day, naming June the 30th as the special day.

It’s Time to Listen

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]A[/eltd_dropcaps]re you a good listener, a good talker or somewhere in-between? We live in times where voicing an opinion is actively encouraged; We won’t sit back and take it on the chin, and this is a good thing. But listening is also a vital part of communication. Are we in danger of talking too much? Did the art of listening get lost along the path to speaking up? 

Making and Maintaining Friendships in Adulthood

[eltd_dropcaps type=”normal” color=”” background_color=””]F[/eltd_dropcaps]rom Paris and Nicole to Gigi and Kendall, in celebration of International Friendship Day, here’s an ode to the women who have helped make us (but sometimes can break us). 

It’s no secret that maintaining friendships into adulthood can be hard. Without the shared experience of five-days-a-week at school or hungover mornings festering at uni, it can be difficult to maintain the closeness that was once the defining feature of our strongest friendships.  

Whilst school friends can provide an incredible grounding and sense of comfort – who else can remind you of all the embarrassing things you did when you were 14 – it can be tricky to keep in close contact when you no longer all live in walking distance of one another. Removing the pressure to stay as close as you once were is important. As life ebbs and flows, it is unrealistic to expect yourself to remain as present as you were when you were physically together all the time.