Watching someone you care for and love struggle with pain, dis-ease, or hurt is often always hard to watch. We tend to want to do something to help alleviate their pain, hurt and troubles but often we feel helpless. When there is nothing tangible to do in those moments, the biggest gift we can give is to be fully present with them in whatever state they are in. When a person feels fully heard, seen and acknowledged in their darkest moments, it’s a loving gesture just to “be there”. To acknowledge their pain without having an agenda or judgement is a powerful healing gesture of love. To be received unconditionally with kindness allows for compassion and feeling less alone in the world.