Recently, I've been dealing with some hard things in my life. Nothing life threatening or relationship damaging. But hard nonetheless. Things that don't seem fair and I'm having a hard time seeing the positive and having hope. I was sharing my feelings with a friend the other day and she just looked at me and said, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. That really sucks." And then she gave me a hug.
Life is hard. Life can give us really difficult things to face. Some are fleeting. Others stay with you for a long time. And it's during these hard times that it's really nice to confide in someone. To spill your guts and not think about how irrational or negative your thoughts might be. To not have to think through exactly how you're feeling. It might change in 30 minutes. It might not. But what you don't need to hear from the person you're sharing your thoughts and feelings with is an insincere, "That's too bad." Or "well at least..." and then name something that is clearly worse than your current circumstances but doesn't make you feel any better and might even make you feel worse.
