Sour Encouragement
Blog - Sour Encouragement A few months ago, I saw a social media post a friend made and it concerned me. So, me being me, I message my friend to ask if everything was okay. My friend questioned why I was asking and then, when I explained about seeing the post, she confided in me that her husband had done something incredibly hurtful and had damaged their relationship to its core. I was heartbroken for her. We chatted a little while. She offered details and talked about the hurt, a hurt she had not yet shared with anyone until I asked. I offered an empathetic shoulder for her to lean against, proverbially, seeing as how we were hundreds of miles apart. Truth be told, it was a heart wrenching experience, especially since I’d known her husband my entire life. I was shocked and devastated, for her of course, but also for myself in regard to my ability to recognize integrity in people. As we ended our conversation, I tried to leave her with some parting encouragement. While it is like...