David Whyte — Word

Based in Chicago, Omerisms is a blog by Omer Abdullah. His posts explore Ideas, perspectives and points of view across business, sales, marketing, life and (sometimes) football (the real kind).

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Dec 13

Dec 13 The Thing About Relationships (Part 2)

Careers, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Life, Personal Codes

In my last post, I included an excerpt from a post by David Whyte that spoke to how enduring friendships are based on a measure of forgiveness and an acceptance of our own imperfections.

That same post also spoke to how our friendships act as a window into our lives:

“The dynamic of friendship is almost always underestimated as a constant force in human life: a diminishing circle of friends is the first terrible diagnostic of a life in deep trouble:

Dec 9

Dec 9 The Thing About Relationships (Part 1)

Omer Abdullah

Life, Personal Codes, Teams

I’ve been thinking about the idea of relationships and, in particular, what makes a particular relationship enduring versus one that’s not. It’s a subject that’s been on my mind a lot lately as I’ve considered my own relationships over the years - both close and otherwise - to better understand what is it that has made some of them stick and others not. In particular, what makes for a “good friend”?