Helping your friend who is hurting
July 10, 2018
Being the founder of Widow Connection, I’ve listened to women and even widowers about their needs, their fears, and their blessings.
I asked, ‘what are the words you most like to hear today?’
Most common answer, “What do you need today?” I realized those are rarely my first words to someone who has experienced loss. I want to suggest, “May I? I share my idea, thinking of what I think they need, or I’d like to deliver.
Don’t ask unless you are willing to answer and act. Yes, I can drive you there. I don’t know how to fix that, but I can research a good repair person. Their greatest need may be for a person who cared enough to ask the question.