Not a word was passed

“Not a word passes between us, not because we have nothing to say, but because we don't have to say anything.”  [Khaled Hosseini]

When we see someone we love struggling or in pain, we are quick to step in, offer a fix--simply do anything we can to take away that suffering.  Sometimes the best thing you can do for someone is to do nothing, simply bear witness and be present.  There is transformation in knowing the difference between being there for someone and being there with someone.

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