Today we’d like to introduce you to Samantha Liberal.
Samantha Liberal has always had a heart for friendships and it has always been her desire to bring the masses together. Through her years of growing her faith, Samantha Liberal discovered that her purpose is rooted in friendships and she quickly made all the challenging changes to birth Pure Friendships. Through the process, she learned what a pure friendship really is and what it takes to maintain it! Her whole entire life roots back to friendships and the impact that it has had on her growth and personality.
We never really give credit to our past friendships and how they make us who we are. Like any other area of our lives, friendships are not easy simply because you are interacting with different people with different morals, mindsets, and beliefs but it sure is worth it if it is done the right way. With her God-given gifts, she can share her story with millions of people effectively hoping to impact the way in which they choose to do friendships!
I’m Samantha Liberal, the Friendship Enthusiast and Vessel for Pure Friendships!
With a past certified background in child welfare and working for the State of Florida, The Friendship Enthusiast desires to change the behavioral and economic value of having beneficial friendships amongst our peers. The goal of Pure friendships is not only to impact friendships in a social setting but to also impacts the way in which interpersonal relationships affect the scholastic achievements of students pursuing an education on all levels. Peer-to-Peer relationships have proven to affect the performance of our students domestically, educationally, and professionally for many years. Pure Friendships wishes to incorporate life-changing principals and practical steps in the way our educational school systems promote friendship.
So… What if what “they” did to you is what they did “for” you? Or maybe you can take me to that time you said that you didn’t need friends or when you said to yourself, “I’m misunderstood and don’t really fit in!”? Better yet, maybe you’re like me and had all the friends in the world and thought, “this is it!”, my circle can’t get any better than this!
Most of us believe we know what friendship is but are we right? Pure friendships are important, and I truly believe that it was intended for every friendship to be beneficial spiritually, mentally, and physically. The truth is, a lot of us are not sure of what it takes to build a pure friendship and on the contrary, some people know what it takes and choose to not put in the work to fully unlock those benefits. The mission of Pure Friendships is to enlighten and cultivate people with positive encouragement and self-awareness as guidance to ultimately unify us in the most common relationship, friendship!
We want to take friendships to another level intentionally for years to come. This movement surrounds its mission on digging deep within one’s self to manifest the best environment to harvest godly and positive friendships in a world that praises division and disunity! In a pure friendship, you will cry, laugh, be real, and GROW!!
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
When God placed this ministry and movement on my heart, it took two years of distractions to finally realize what I had to do. I originally thought that in order to have a friendship ministry or movement, I would need all my friends at the time to be on board, and although I did attempt to bring this idea to my friends, it did not quite pan out that way. I had a very hard time being able to boldly holding people accountable for their own personal actions even though I felt convicted (this doesn’t mean I was perfect, but I in return wanted to be held accountable too!). I knew that starting a ministry required a full surrendering of the heart to my faith and at that time, I wasn’t sure if the people around me would be fully on board, nor was I willing to ask, in fear of coming off as being “judgmental” or selfish.
Then one fall afternoon (two years later), through fasting, the voice in me told me, “Pure Friendships is YOUR assignment” and I took all the necessary steps and never looked back. I struggled with breaking the news with my close friends in fear of not being supported or rejected. I worried about being able to talk about friendships without what I thought would be “back up” or my own mistakes being thrown in my face for disqualification! But I realized after building my own courage that this entire movement was NOT about me and that it is for the people in this world who are truly affected by their peers and how that has impacted their entire lives.
I became comfortable with my discomfort and decided to no longer care or worry about who was in support. Very quickly after this hurdle, so many things transformed in my life concerning friendships, both good and least-expected, and I wouldn’t change any of it for the world. Lastly, like all other movements, delivering the word of God or positive message will always be a challenge within itself, but it’s worth it.
Please tell us about Pure Friendships.
Pure Friendships provides advisory to local events in the community. I have sat on panels and have been noted as a guest speaker to other events in collaboration for empowerment. Pure Friendships has also done community events for Back-to-School by doing a P.U.S.H Pack Giveaway for 11th graders and Seniors going off to college. Pure Friendships has their annual event called “Friendships and Chill” which is an event open to the public for recentering our beliefs and understanding how God was the first to create friendships and what its meant to be in our lives.
Pure friendships offer an array of advisory services and “how-to” concerning friendships and interpersonal relationships such as webinars, courses, discovery calls, and chat sessions. However, this is being expanded to a greater level this year. Pure Friendships wishes to collaborate with community partners and lobbyists for the greater good of the students in our educational school system that are affected by bullying and suffer mental illnesses due to lack of attention in the area of interpersonal relationships. Literature and information surrounding this topic can also be provided to educational sites for upcoming events or can be provided upon any speaking engagements.
Has luck played a meaningful role in your life and business?
I really don’t believe that there is such a thing as good luck. There is something about divine opportunities and divine appointments that make up every last person on this earth. Its all made to work cohesively but it’s ultimately our decision to make the right choices that are in most alignment with what God has created for us to be. Understanding that things don’t “just happen” and that we “create” them rather, is what has played a big role in my life and in the future, business.
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