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“I have no doubt that ultimately the best recipe for truly binding up the broken-hearted includes fewer words, slower movements and a quieter presence than most of us cook up.” We live in a hyper-public culture of “love flash mobs” and orchestrated events where we record and share in some of the most private, vulnerable and sacred of moments. In such a culture, there is tremendous value in choosing to be a quiet presence, gentle in our approach and quiet in our generosity and kindness. There is beauty in kindness for its own sake, especially when there is no audience, choosing simple, thoughtful acts of kindness for one rather than for the masses.

So often the best gift we can give is simply to be present with someone, coming alongside them, creating space for them, honouring them and their story. Whomever we encounter, wherever we encounter them, a kind word, a hand on the shoulder could mean so much more than we know.

Can you think of someone in your life who has made you feel truly seen and understood? Who has created space for you and honoured your story?

What was it about them and their way of being with you that made you feel seen, heard, understood, honoured? What was it they did or didn’t do, said or didn’t say?