It’s hard when your friends are in pain.

You want to be there for them, help them through whatever it is, take the pain away and make it right again for them, even tell them it’s going to be ok, maybe even want to tell them what they should do.

Unfortunately, all we can do is be there, listen, be a sounding board, let them talk through the issues and their concerns and if they want our opinions or advice, we give it, otherwise, we stay silent. I know that is something that I am not great at, but want to be better at, staying silent, it’s not easy, I’m a fixer, I want to make everyone happy and take the pain away.

To all my friends who are experiencing something unpleasant, making them unhappy, please know that you have friends who care about you and no matter how much you think you’re alone in what you’re going through, you’re not, we love you and will be here when you’re ready to talk to us.