Sometimes nothing can be said to take away someone's pain or grief. We don't always know how someone's pain feels and what we've experienced may not have been similar at all. Sometimes even suggesting that we know how someone feels is flat out wrong.
To me the best gift that can be given is the gift of listening. It seems to confirm that though we may not be understood, we can share as much as we need until our emotions recede or find a soft spot to be preserved.
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The listener is a great thing. Really great. You need that outlet to let it all out. You just have to pick the right listener. Sometimes friends are NOT the best listeners. It's a tricky thing.
maybe it's better to not have the ability to pick the listener but instead to pick the forum. it's very tricky to decide whether to load up friends with your distress. I hate doing that. Much prefer to lighten their load if i can.
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