Funeral today.
No matter when it happens or who it happens to, there is no preparing yourself for the emotional roller-coster that you will have to go through. Todays funeral was for a dear friend's family member. My only concern was to be there for her and her family and do what I could, if anything, to make the day easier or relieve the burden.
Today my kindness challenge was to just be there. Comforting. Holding. Providing tissues. Eye contact just so they knew I was there. Mints. If I could take away their pain, I gladly would. It is so hard to lose a family member and while there was nothing that I could really do to ease their pain, I was glad to just be present, just in case.
Sometimes kindness comes in the form of silence. Just being there.
No matter when it happens or who it happens to, there is no preparing yourself for the emotional roller-coster that you will have to go through. Todays funeral was for a dear friend's family member. My only concern was to be there for her and her family and do what I could, if anything, to make the day easier or relieve the burden.
Today my kindness challenge was to just be there. Comforting. Holding. Providing tissues. Eye contact just so they knew I was there. Mints. If I could take away their pain, I gladly would. It is so hard to lose a family member and while there was nothing that I could really do to ease their pain, I was glad to just be present, just in case.
Sometimes kindness comes in the form of silence. Just being there.
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