What a gift to be able to sooth people with words, kindness, and the ability to listen. I think sometimes people just want someone to genuinely listen to them and to have their feelings be authenticated ~ So many people that I serve every day are in crisis situations. Life in general is a every day struggle for them. How blessed I truly am to have a sense of contentment with my own life~ I can't imagine how it must feel to be so;lonely, sad, and depressed day after day. I have known people that have taken their own life and it never makes sense. We can never understand what's in another persons' mind~
Often people will just tell you what they think you want to hear. It's often easier for them to just smile and say good, then to truthfully express how they are feeling. Mask the feeling today and still feel awful tomorrow.
Tonight I had to make a decision to take someone to the crisis center. I am glad I made that decision because I wanted the person to be safe. I would have felt horrible if something would've happened. I have learned with people in the past never second guess life. Act before you have to react! Please listen when people are telling you they are having a bad day, or life isn't going good. For tomorrow they may not be there to listen too. Life is a gift with it's simple pleasures~
Smiles~
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