It takes courage and willingness to co-create together. And all friendships are co-creations.
Every single “good friend” I’ve had in my life is a person I was co-creating with.
It’s easy for me to like people if we share some values and interests. But for a person to feel like a good friend takes something more for me.
It takes us having a shared intention to build, grow, or steward something that matters to us both.
Yeah, some people can feel like good friends with a drinking buddy. Or someone they hang with at the farmers market just shooting the shyte.
Closeness and depth comes (for me) only through consciously choosing Together to cultivate what matters to us both.
What have you noticed helps you feel closer and deeper with a fellow human?
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