You support someone when you help him or her through a time. _ __, the best part is that when you support others, you are also supporting yourselves. When you __ __ to give support to others, it is usually a __ that you are also stopping giving support to yourself.
One of my friends, Donna, told me a story recently that clearly showed the __ of support. Several years ago, Donna had just _ _her boyfriend of two years and she was having a very__ _ time, accepting the loss. She refused to be _ __ and stayed at home alone, which certainly was not helping. She just couldn’t _ ___ crying all the time.
Early one morning, Donna received a phone call with some __ _ news: a car accident had __her best friend’s brother’s life. Donna had known this friend, Mary, and her brother __ __ her entire life, and the news was destructive. Donna __ her sadness and got in the car as soon as possible, driving to her friend’s house to be with her. During the funeral, Donna held Mary close while she cried, sat by her and slept _ __ Mary’s bed to make sure she did not wake up alone in the middle of the night. During that time she hardly felt any __ _ in her heart. Several weeks later, when life began to return to _ __, Donna realized the level of support she had given Mary far overtook any support she had _ _ herself during her dark time. She was able to use the support she had given her friend as a _ __for the support she needed.
When you find yourself unable to support someone else, _ yourself and see if there is something within yourself that is not supporting. _ _, when you give complete support to others, it will mirror those places within you that require the same level of attention.
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