Be a friend.
This was my husband’s advice to me last night, as the weight of the world was bearing down on me and I was struggling beneath it.
Be a friend.
Sometimes that’s all we need to get past the mental din and insecurity that assails us. Stephen Covey devotes three full habits to this principle: in opening our heart to another we are “thinking win-win” and “seeking first to understand” and perhaps best of all, we are working together (“synergize”) to get the job done! And our job’s a big one.
I’m not asking you to neglect your primary vocation, which is your family. I’m just saying…
Be a friend.
Sorry, that was me. Caffeine hasn’t kicked in yet…
What I meant to write was:
Beautiful thought.
Sometimes it’s so hard to be there for someone else when you are in the midst of a struggle yourself.
But when you do reach out, everyone is the better for it. Even (and maybe most especially) you.
Amen.
Love the new background color! It highlights your banner photograph perfectly.
So lovely and so true. I often find I just need to get outside of my *self* to move on and regain a positive state of mind ….
Someday, when I am closer to the desired sainthood, I will be as good a friend as you are. You remind me to love the Visitation, something which I do rarely and poorly. So I assign myself the task of saying the aforementioned mystery for a dear friend (ahem) and sending off a box.