Comments on: syn·er·gy

By: martha

martha — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:23:10 +0000

Heather, this is a lovely post, and so true.

You forgot to mention (when mentioning high school) how you were the homecoming queen. Or are you not mentioning that?

By: Kelly Jo

Kelly Jo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:24:29 +0000

I echo Nathan’s comments and have immensely enjoyed the synergy I’ve felt with the CVKs. (you know who you are!) This is a concept I introduce to families that I’m working with as a family therapist. In times of trial often times the families I work with all go to their prospective corners and lose the power that can be found in coming together.
Thanks for this thought Heather! I miss you. . .terribly. . .

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:14:15 +0000

I have often encountered it with friends. Being a very relational people person. I thrive on this. It is often other people that inspire my painting series. Often very randomly, but it’s that synergistic energy that sends me into a painting spree. I love nothing more than my relationships that yield sums greater than two I count this as one of life’s delightful treasures!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:49:16 +0000

I have enjoyed the synergy I have shared with many many people in m’life.

Particularly the synergy I have enjoyed with the kind, patient, talented and loving author of this post!

Thanks for the thoughts!

By: Heather H.

Heather H. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:57:27 +0000

Ginger, living in New York we need each other so much just to do the basics. I often feel that if and when we leave here it will be difficult to create the same kinds of friendships that I have been so blessed with. The kind that come and watch your kids in the middle of the night if necessary, since family’s not around.

Michelle L. I also remember thinking that synergy would be a nice way to gauge whether or not relationships with guys were worth pursuing. If I’m not more with him than I can be on my own . . .eternal work worth doing? Probably not.

By: Michelle L.

Michelle L. — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:57:34 +0000

My husband introduced me to the concept of synergy on our second date. I thought it was a pretty romantic concept and it has certainly paid off for us!

Lovely post Heather.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:50:07 +0000

The hardest part of being a SAHM is the isolation that can come if you let it. I am a bit of a homebody, but when my husband was getting his MBA from UCLA, there were about 5 or 6 graduate student families that lived in our apartment complex or nearby, and went to the same ward. We “played” almost every day at each others apartments, or on the playgrounds on the grounds at our complex. When we left that experience, I knew what I would miss the most was the friendships I had cultivated with those women. There would never be another time like that for me.

Now that my children are older and some in school, some in preschool, and one at home, there are so many other commitments that it is hard to get together with friends… but some of us are pretty active on Facebook, and it is fun to pop on periodically throughout the day and see a comment one of them has posted on my wall, or to give each other flair, or any of the other crazy things we have done. It seems like a weird thing, but I am so much happier now that I am a Facebook mom. No, we aren’t neglecting our children (at least not too much!), but it is nice to have these little boosts throughout the day to keep us going!