tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post3455572261806694160..comments2024-03-28T20:57:55.651-07:00Comments on Blessed Are The Pure Of Heart: Goodbye, Robin, But We Really Don't CareAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-63774536255752768022014-08-20T22:53:58.375-07:002014-08-20T22:53:58.375-07:00Joe, you're square on target - just recognizin...Joe, you're square on target - just recognizing someone's sorrow makes a huge difference.<br /><br />Thank you for that.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-66328747555934698772014-08-20T06:44:17.702-07:002014-08-20T06:44:17.702-07:00Depression and grief (not the same thing at all, b...Depression and grief (not the same thing at all, but somewhat related) are so hard! And our society is especially inept at dealing with them.<br /><br />As you've pointed out, meaningless cliches do more harm than good. Even well-meaning friends more often get it wrong than right (including myself). Less compassionate folks are almost certain to do more harm than good.<br /><br />There are no easy answers.<br /><br />But it is amazing how much a few words can sometimes mean. Sometimes, having someone just let me know they recognized my sorrow made a huge difference to me.<br /><br />Thank you for posting on this difficult topic!Joe Potehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128078440003054702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-63305348009804625562014-08-19T22:35:02.020-07:002014-08-19T22:35:02.020-07:00Thanks for chiming in on that, Lisa. We really nee...Thanks for chiming in on that, Lisa. We really need a conversation, a national one, to learn effective ways to help the depressed.<br /><br />I wish Robin William's death would galvanize that. But it hasn't, and it won't.<br /><br />It's up to us, I guess.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4095822388315899381.post-57200574725995095682014-08-19T06:23:36.637-07:002014-08-19T06:23:36.637-07:00I had a similar conversation last night with my bo...I had a similar conversation last night with my book club group. One of my sisters has suffered with depression most of her life, so she had some good things to share with us--what helps and what doesn't help. Depression is definitely an illness that deserves more respectful treatment. Thanks for doing your part here to bring that to light, Andrew.Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.com