What to say when you don't know what to say
“I know how you feel.”
While our intent might be to make a human connection and provide comfort…
Saying that to someone who’s hurting does neither.
Even if we’ve faced a similar circumstance, we can’t truly understand how someone else feels because we’re not them.
The best comfort we can provide others is to join them in their discomfort.
Not knowing what to say is a good indicator that we shouldn’t say anything at all.
Instead, let’s have the courage to meet them in the sacredness of silence.