To Be a Friend The Key to Friendship in Our Lives

Name: To Be a Friend The Key to Friendship in Our Lives
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ISBN: 9781554887514

ISBN-10: 1554887518

ISBN-13: 9781554887514

Edition: 2010

Authors: David E. Hunt

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Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication date: 12/8/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 180
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.660

David E. Hunt is a psychologist who taught at Yale and Syracuse Universities and who now teaches at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. His most recent books are Beginning with Ourselves and The Renewal of Personal Energy. He lives in Toronto.



Preface


Introduction


Our Need for Friendship


Learning to be a Friend



How the Workshop Developed


Beginning with Myself


Opening My Heart


Connecting with Others


Learning From Experience


Taking Action


Honouring the Mystery


Planning the Workshop



A Workshop for Learning to be a Friend


Principles of the Workshop


What You Will Give to the Workshop


What You Will Receive From the Workshop


Welcome to the Workshop



To Be a Friend With Yourself



Appreciating Your Breathing



Opening Your Senses



Accepting Your Capabilities



Accepting Your Foolishness



Letting Go of Obstacles


Summary of Becoming Friends with Yourself



To Be a Friend with Others



Recalling Being Completely Accepted



Recalling Being Cut Off from Friends



Making Space for the Others



Accepting Differences in Others



Accepting Others with No Hidden Agenda



To Strengthen Your Friendship Ties



Appreciating Your Friendship as It Is Today



Imagining Your Friendship as It Might Be



Appreciating Your Friend's Heart's Desire



Choosing Your Actions to Strengthen Friendship Ties



Honouring the Spirit of Friendship



Concluding Exercise


Bringing Out Your Meaning of Friendship: A Meaning Map



How I Am Learning to Be a Friend



My Personal Guide to Friendship


Lighten Up ï¿½ and Smile


Stay Open Under Duress


Accept ï¿½ That's All


Honour the Mystery



Friendship Over the Years


My Friendship with My Wife, Jan


My Friendship with Harry


My Friendship with the Thursday Group


Conclusion


References


Acknowledgements


About the Author