tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post8050699802457470769..comments2023-10-23T10:38:59.642-07:00Comments on I Wonder Wye: Helping HandsI Wonder Wyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15711651118123762132noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-18630260492247488562010-03-23T19:43:08.696-07:002010-03-23T19:43:08.696-07:00What a fabulous post, and so true. Helping isn'...What a fabulous post, and so true. Helping isn't always about doing, it's about being there. I wish for people like you in my life if things ever get really bad! And I swear, I think I've said this before, if I lived out there, I would be ALL OVER YOUR YARDWORK!!Tam and Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321200560356498388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-18596192605782637082010-03-23T12:00:50.351-07:002010-03-23T12:00:50.351-07:00Wow! I am one of those people that always want to...Wow! I am one of those people that always want to help, but never know exactly how. Thanks for the great list and insight! :)Annie @ astonesthrowfrominsanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504935960139318171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-14390106729538528892010-03-23T09:47:22.668-07:002010-03-23T09:47:22.668-07:00Amen, amen, amen.Amen, amen, amen.Dame Nuisancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627547725026239348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-63433007803104889392010-03-23T00:25:21.565-07:002010-03-23T00:25:21.565-07:00This was a wonderful post Amy! I could have used y...This was a wonderful post Amy! I could have used your services in my 20’s when I lost both parents, and every relative that I was close to. They were all great-aunts and uncles. Unfortunately, I was an only child, as was my mother, so I only had my friends…but they did help.<br /><br />I believe that most people in conversations (about anything) today only listen long enough to think of what they are going to say next. I’ve learned to almost meditate when having a deep conversation. I try to completely still my mind and listen from a place of deep presence and awareness. And it has had a profound effect on both my relationships and me personally. <br /><br />Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-76862606121826357562010-03-22T18:43:36.316-07:002010-03-22T18:43:36.316-07:00Thanks for a very wise and helpful post!Thanks for a very wise and helpful post!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125640729727220332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-49261971607656340532010-03-22T17:19:46.913-07:002010-03-22T17:19:46.913-07:00Having been both the recipient of and the person t...Having been both the recipient of and the person trying to help, your post is something I have thought over often and often. Good words, thanks.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714753292365105622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-43797912916556065072010-03-22T16:41:01.459-07:002010-03-22T16:41:01.459-07:00Great post...I think that sometimes our common sen...Great post...I think that sometimes our common sense flies out the window when we see our friends and family suffering...This is a good reminder to get a rope back around it...Thanks :)Bendigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778410776622770346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-84753411748828154682010-03-22T16:10:29.922-07:002010-03-22T16:10:29.922-07:00Thank you for writing this! Now perhaps some peopl...Thank you for writing this! Now perhaps some people will be spared the stupidity and ignorance of friends who disappear, and other things.<br /><br />I wish I had a group like yours here. I've tried finding a a referral to no avail.<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up about damselfly. I now have an email link on my profile page if you ever want to e-mail.<br /><br />Take care!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-72143766942471536672010-03-22T16:01:06.688-07:002010-03-22T16:01:06.688-07:00Careful, your wisdom is showing. Wonderful post. A...Careful, your wisdom is showing. Wonderful post. And like the rest, I'm too often guilty. But you know that.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458043604859768732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-1550411016559357012010-03-22T14:38:48.152-07:002010-03-22T14:38:48.152-07:00"Too many people are surprisingly uncomfortab..."Too many people are surprisingly uncomfortable around people who are grieving. They don't know what to say; what to do. They are afraid of causing additional pain. Or they want to 'fix' it and help in some concrete way."<br /><br />This is so me! You've given some really great advice and ideas of things that I can do the next time I'm placed in this position. <br /><br />By the way, how's this for something you should NEVER say. "Oh, Bob is in a much better place now."<br /><br />Sorry, but that's not at all comforting to those who have lost a loved one no matter if it's well intended or not. <br /><br />At least that's MY view on it. ;)Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05553652923537266660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829543826729715346.post-62335680467809463352010-03-22T14:29:27.668-07:002010-03-22T14:29:27.668-07:00This was an incredibly helpful post. I'm one ...This was an incredibly helpful post. I'm one of those people who doesn't know what to say and feel helpless as to what to do to help someone in a loss type of situation. I find that I often times say the wrong things. I love the list that you provided for things to do. It's going in the memory banks! Thank you!Aletahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605214202876973830noreply@blogger.com