Just Listen
Morning Mantra: “An ear that listens can be medicine for a heart that hurts.” When someone you care about is hurting your first instinct is to help them solve the problem. To make them feel better. But sometimes, instead of trying to fix them, or their problem, we just need to listen, to be still with them. To say: I’m here. That sounds really hard. What do you need right now? I hear you. You matter. Your feelings make sense. Your words are safe with me. It’s OK to not feel OK. ...