Posted by A fantastic column in the New York Times today offers timely and thoughtful, real-world suggestions for people who stand just outside the circle of grief or tragedy – those of us who wonder what we can do to help, but often walk away because we don’t know what to do.
It’s a short piece but well worth your time. The Woodiwisses offer simple and effective suggestions based on their own experiences of tragedy.
The columnist, David Brooks, writes:
[S]uffering is a teacher. And, among other things, the Woodiwisses drew a few lessons, which at least apply to their own experience, about how those of us outside the zone of trauma might better communicate with those inside the zone. There are no uniformly right responses, but their collective wisdom is quite useful.
via The Art of Presence – NYTimes.com.
Don’t miss the original post that sparked the NYT column:
The New Normal: 10 Things I Learned About Trauma
written by Catherine Woodiwiss, who was hit by a car last fall while riding in DC on her bicycle. She marches on through a long hard road of recovery.
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