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Sometimes we need a little comfort. To me, that might mean being
snuggled up on the couch with a cup of tea and a good book. Sometimes that
means meeting a friend somewhere and having a good chat. Sometimes it's just a warm hug.
Sometimes we give a little comfort. We can comfort others
just by listening to them. It doesn’t often happen that someone listens without
interjecting their own thoughts. I know I have to catch myself doing that. The
goal is to pay attention 100% to what the other is saying, not to what my
response might be. How comforting is it to be really listened to?
Are you comfortable?
What does that really mean? Able to comfort? A chair comes to mind. A comfortable chair is
one that a person can relax into without really thinking about the chair. It’s
there to support you and because it’s doing its job, it isn’t thought about. I
suppose a good friend can be like that. We are so at home with this person,
that all we know is that we feel safe and heard. We aren’t worried about what
they think, what they will do with what we say, or whether they’ll still be our
friend after what we have shared. They are comfortable.
Being able to comfort and able to receive comfort are both
important aspects of our emotional wellbeing.
Comfort to be is food and my blog friends! So good to see you again!
ReplyDeleteFood is definitely comforting! Thanks for popping in and thanks for the welcome back :)
DeleteI'm lucky to have a long time friend that I'm always comfortable with. We don't see each other as often as when our kids were growing up together but we just pick up where we left off. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend I've known since Grade 5 and that's exactly our relationship, too!
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