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Paying It Backwards

Helping hands

We often hear the phrase pay it forward. You do something good for someone, usually a stranger, as part of a chain of positive action. You pay forward because you often can’t pay back the particular person who did you a good deed. I recently have had an experience which allowed me to pay it backwards. I was able to return a favor to a friend who was very good to me when I was in college. She took me in when I had nowhere to go. She gave me food when I was hungry.  Read more >

My Friend but Not My Girl -- Intergenerational Friendships

Intergenerational Friends

I’ve been thinking about intergenerational friendships in recent weeks, specifically about the nature of such friendships. Over the past three months, I have learned that despite what I thought was a seamless closeness with friends several years my junior, there were in fact boundaries to the depth of our friendships on their part. I am their friend -- yes -- but I am not now, nor will I ever be “their girl.” Perhaps this is as it should be, but it is a bit dismaying nonetheless.  Read more >

What Comes Around Goes Around

What Goes Around

As I’ve accumulated experience and some wisdom garnered through living life, one of the things that has happened is that I have learned that many clichés are based in truth. A cliché that has shown itself to be true a lot in the fifth decade of my life is that what goes around comes around.  Read more >

Gift Resolution: Start Working Now on These Great Gift Ideas

Friends Talking

Have you had Christmases where you found yourself low on time, money or inspiration when giving holiday gifts to loved ones. At this point in my life, I’ve given my children and other family members all sorts of gifts. While all of them were appreciated, not all of them were meaningful. Next year, I want to do something different.  Read more >

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Full Name
Candelaria Silva-Collins
Member Since
February 2008
About Me: 

Writer, facilitator, researcher, coach, avid reader, enjoyer of life, opinionated about everything.  Love to dance, cook, walk, break bread with friends.  Hoping the world lives long enough to heal.

Profession: 
Facilitator, trainer, writers, researcher, tour guide, marketing consultant, board member.
Location: 
Boston
Location Tags: 

Boston, St. Louis, Charlotte

Employers: 

Self-employed, self-directed

School Tags: 

Goddard College (ADP-1981) Attended Northeastern University.

About Me Tags: 

relationships,the world around me,social justice issues,things that strike my fancy

Causes Tags: 

education,equal opportunity and access,the environment,nonviolence

Favorite Tags: 

great food,sex,walking,friendship,movies,books,laughter,dance,music

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