{"id":15791,"date":"2015-05-06T16:59:11","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T21:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=15791"},"modified":"2016-05-24T09:17:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T14:17:44","slug":"episode-6-the-skinny-on-wine-spritzers-and-friendship-as-creative-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/episode-6-the-skinny-on-wine-spritzers-and-friendship-as-creative-fuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 6 &#8211; The Skinny on Wine Spritzers and Friendship as Creative Fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FSMM-Episode_6_Spritzer_and_friendship.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2Fepisode-6-the-skinny-on-wine-spritzers-and-friendship-as-creative-fuel%2F\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/SMM-Episode_6_Spritzer_and_friendship.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=15791-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/SMM-Episode_6_Spritzer_and_friendship.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"SMM-Episode_6_Spritzer_and_friendship.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 13:08 &#8212; 18.1MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('15791-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_15791-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_15791-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FSMM-Episode_6_Spritzer_and_friendship.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2Fepisode-6-the-skinny-on-wine-spritzers-and-friendship-as-creative-fuel%2F&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-2&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe to Spark My Muse <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/spark-my-muse\/id988423690?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D15791\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/spark-my-muse\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/spark-my-muse\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/spark-muse-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe to Spark My Muse\" rel=\"nofollow\">Subscribe to Spark My Muse<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Hey! Thanks for coming to the website. I&#8217;m thrilled at how well the show has been doing. Thanks for listening to Spark My Muse. I had to share this cool photo (below) with you. Yep, it&#8217;s\u00a0from iTunes! I&#8217;m officially &#8220;popular&#8221; and YOU made that happen. Thank you!<\/h3>\n<p>One thing that is still pretty shabby is the iTunes reviews for the show. Can you help?<\/p>\n<p>Just a few words of &#8220;I love the show&#8221; or\u00a0&#8220;whoot whoot&#8221; \u00a0(or what-have-you) would really help!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Click\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/spark-my-muse\/id988423690\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> to write a review.<\/span><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s time to see who the audience is, officially. This quick survey takes about 30 seconds. Thank you for helping. I have some great things coming up in the show that you will enjoy.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Spark My Muse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/survey\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blubrry.com\/images\/survey\/120x240.png\" alt=\"Spark My Muse\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/spark-my-muse\/id988423690\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-06-at-1.16.23-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-06 at 1.16.23 PM\" width=\"954\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-06-at-1.16.23-PM.png 954w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-06-at-1.16.23-PM-350x220.png 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-06-at-1.16.23-PM-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-06-at-1.16.23-PM-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-06-at-1.16.23-PM-600x377.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Show notes &#8211;<br \/>\nSpark My Muse podcast: Episode 6 &#8211; The Skinny on Wine Spritzers and Friendship as Creative Fuel<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15792\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.personalcreations.com\/ \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15792 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-3.10.44-PM-242x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-05-04 at 3.10.44 PM\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-3.10.44-PM-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-3.10.44-PM-300x372.png 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-3.10.44-PM-121x150.png 121w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Screen-Shot-2015-05-04-at-3.10.44-PM.png 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Photo by Brett Bastello &#8211; Personal Creations (click for link)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today&#8217;s episode covers the skinny on wine spritzers and also how friendship fuels our creative muse.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #339966;\">This episode is brought to you by<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #339966;\"> the book <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Dog in the Gap<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #339966;\"> 10 essays inspired by the life lessons learned while befriending with the family canine. 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Click the links to learn more to\u00a0get a copy.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dog-Gap-Lisa-Col\u00f3n-DeLay-ebook\/dp\/B00EHNIYTU\/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1430764684&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=dog+in+the+gap+bonus\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The Bonus Edition<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is just a $1 more and it contains lots of extras and goodies.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<h3>What is a wine spritzer exactly and why\u00a0<em>now<\/em>\u00a0is a good time to make\u00a0one?<\/h3>\n<p>First, what&#8217;s up with the word &#8220;spritzer&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;spritzer&#8221; comes from the German <em>spritzen<\/em> &#8220;spatter, squirt, spray, sprinkle\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>(additional note: just <em>saying<\/em> it involves some spritzing, right?)<\/p>\n<p><strong>The wine sprizter is just a simple drink combination of chilled wine and something that sparkles, such as sparkling mineral water, club soda, or seltzer water.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>It\u2019s consumed more for refreshment than anything else!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(It&#8217;s easy on the liver.)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Drinking wine in warm weather or in the hot sun is always a bad idea.\u00a0The spritzer is a good choice for summer because of its lower alcohol content, less calories, and being less inexpensive than straight wine consumption. Serving them is\u00a0a great a way for you or your guests to not drink too much before the hambergers are ready at your cookout.<\/p>\n<p>Too much wine (or any alcohol) during the summer will dehydrate you and you can quickly feel tired or ill.<\/p>\n<p>Spritzers are mixed in various ratios and sometimes fruit juice is added.<br \/>\n<strong>The two most common are 50\/50 or,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> 1\/2 cup club soda to 1 cup of wine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 The Spanish use red wine, fruit, and lemon soda. That sounds delicious!<\/p>\n<p>I think wine or juice Spritzers are the go-to outdoor party beverage that provides a\u00a0less\u00a0expensive refreshing treat for outdoor entertaining and outdoor fun, sunny get-togethers, and bonding with friends. (They can be made without alcohol for teetotalers or children too\u2013just skip the wine and add more fruit juice.)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 For parties, you can fill a punch bowl with the right ratios.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Some of my favorite wine spritzer recipes!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Super Simple Spritzer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just two ingredients:<br \/>\n6 ounces of a reasonably priced of white wine \u2013 or a blush wine\u2013<br \/>\nplus 6 ounces of 7-Up (or try sprite or ginger ale).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sublime Citrus Spritzer<\/strong><br \/>\n2 lemon slices, 2 lime slices, 5 ice cubes.<br \/>\n4 ounces of your your favorite white wine and 2 ounces of lemon-lime seltzer.<\/p>\n<p>Peach Dream Party Bowl Spritzer<\/p>\n<p>6 quartered peaches and 2 tablespoons of honey.<\/p>\n<p>Mix into a blender and puree. Place in\u00a0a pitcher\u00a0and\u00a0chill for about\u00a0two hours, then\u00a0mix in a bottle of white wine, and stir well.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, add a liter of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cold<\/span> sparkling water or seltzer.<\/p>\n<p>Garnish with mint and extra slices of peach.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citrus Ice Cube Party Pitcher\u00a0Spritzer<\/strong><br \/>\n2 lemons, zested<br \/>\n2 small oranges, zested (or 1 large orange, zested)<br \/>\n1 bottle white or blush\u00a0wine<br \/>\n3 cups sparkling water<br \/>\nDirections:<br \/>\nPlace\u00a0the zest as a mixture into\u00a0an empty ice cube tray, add\u00a0water and freeze for 3 to 5 hours.<\/p>\n<p>In a large pitcher, combine the wine and\u00a0the sparkling water and then the citrus zest ice cubes.<\/p>\n<p>Stir and serve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>White Wine and Fruity Sweet Party Spritzer<\/strong><br \/>\n1 bottle of\u00a0sweet white wine<br \/>\n3\/4\u00a0cup white grape juice or apple juice<br \/>\n1\u00a0liter bottle desired-flavor low-calorie sparkling water, chilled.<\/p>\n<p>(optional and delicious Assorted fresh fruits (such as raspberries, blackberries, pineapple, sliced kiwifruit, blueberries, lemon slices, lime slices, halved strawberries, or\u00a0red grapes)<br \/>\nDirections<br \/>\n1 In a large punch bowl combine wine and grape juice.<\/p>\n<p>Just before serving, slowly pour in sparkling water.<\/p>\n<p>If desired, garnish individual servings with fruit. Makes 10 (6-ounce) servings<br \/>\n\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SPARK MY MUSE: On friendship&#8230;.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidwhyte.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\">David Whyte:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Friendship\u00a0is a mirror to presence and a testament to forgiveness. Friendship not only helps us see ourselves through another\u2019s eyes, but can be sustained over the years only with someone who has repeatedly forgiven us for our trespasses as we must find it in ourselves to forgive them in turn. A friend knows our difficulties and shadows and remains in sight, a companion to our vulnerabilities more than our triumphs, when we are under the strange illusion we do not need them. An undercurrent of real friendship is a blessing exactly because its elemental form is rediscovered again and again through understanding and mercy. All friendships of any length are based on a continued, mutual forgiveness. Without tolerance and mercy all friendships die.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1573229148&amp;asins=1573229148&amp;linkId=G6H5VDYYMRUHRDLV&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0962152439&amp;asins=0962152439&amp;linkId=FDDXIFUW3KMURU5C&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=1932887253&amp;asins=1932887253&amp;linkId=2RWYRNMQXB3ADUKT&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Little Prince<\/p>\n<p>(previous <a title=\"Only Love Can Tame You\" href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/blog\/2012\/08\/08\/only-love-can-tame-you\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">entry<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0547978847&amp;asins=0547978847&amp;linkId=JKJJVOODUEWBXOON&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyndale.ca\/seminary\/mtsmodular\/reading-rooms\/theology\/lewis\" target=\"_blank\">C.S. Lewis<\/a> \u2014<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Friendship, unlike cooperation, is unnecessary to human survival.<br \/>\nFriendship, like philosophy and art is one of the things that gives value to survival.<br \/>\nhow friendship differs from the other three types of love by focusing on its central question: \u201cDo you see the same truth.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B003ZYETP0&amp;asins=B003ZYETP0&amp;linkId=R6M3PVTTRMO4DASJ&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Anne Lamott<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the course of the years a close friendship will always reveal the shadow in the other as much as ourselves, to remain friends we must know the other and their difficulties and even their sins and encourage the best in them, not through critique but through addressing the better part of them, the leading creative edge of their incarnation, thus subtly discouraging what makes them smaller, less generous, less of themselves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0385480016&amp;asins=0385480016&amp;linkId=QK4VG4CTNI7ZH23B&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=thbloflicode-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B000QCSASQ&amp;asins=B000QCSASQ&amp;linkId=6CSQHZSSEMBW7PS7&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My essay:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pertaining to sparking one\u2019s muse. Good friends, that offer selflessly the balance of honesty and gentleness, toughness and acceptance, encouragement and motivation breath life into our lives and our art. Being social creatures, as humans, we crave social bonds even though they inevitably cause us pain at times. Isolated, for too long, we shrink into ourselves with self-delusion, self-absorption, unwarranted loathing and aggrandizement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aloneness is a dread for many or a craving for those misfit. And even those misfit hope, sometimes, to find someone else in the dark that might recognize him and name him and finally tell him he is well enough and valuable. Only in the mirror of friendship can we have solid footing and might be drawn out into our best selves. Erotic love has too much fire and entanglement for that. Agape love too much work and abdication. Brotherly love too much responsibility and duty. Only a soul friend can birth you into your actualization most purely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friends and confidants help us be continually born into the next stage of development. We risk with them and they with us and the synergy makes us stronger. At its best it is a fountain of grace sourced in Originator of Love and Goodness.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Do you have a question or do you have an idea for the show? 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