So, you know I "okay" mailings from organizations wanting to use our member list. I ran across a list of rules for Hospice volunteers that I found overwhelmingly fitting for the rules of basic friendship in its' truest form. The kind of rules I think we at least share if no one else. The rules put my thoughts into words perfectly. Plus, you may want to share it with the folks nagging you right about now...LOL -Check it out...
- Companioning is about being present to another person's pain; it is not about taking away the pain.
- Companioning is about going to the wilderness of the soul with another human being; it is not about thinking you are responsible for finding the way out.
- Companioning is about honoring the spirit; it is not about focusing on the intellect.
- Companioning is about listening with the heart; it is not about analyzing with the head.
- Companioning is about bearing witness to the struggle of others; it is not about judging or directing these struggles.
- Companioning is about walking alongside; it is not about leading or being led.
- Companioning means discovering the gifts of sacred silence; it does not mean filling up every moment with words.
- Companioning is about being still; it is not about frantic movement forward.
- Companioning is about respecting disorder and confusion; it is not about imposing order and logic.
- Companioning is about learning from others; it is not about teaching them.
- Companioning is about curiosity; it is not about expertise.
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