The Best Gift You Can Offer To Help A Friend In Need

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y energy to create little gifts and surprises to nourish her soul, instead of giving power to our negative thoughts.I gave her fresh flowers, a little agenda to write her thoughts about these difficult days, a colored pencil, a bottle of Italian wine (yes, it helps), a face mask to make her feel more beautiful and less tired. All these gift cost very few euros, so I could afford them all.I was surprised by her reactions: she stopped thinking and talking about her sickness and entered a different world: she reminded a part of her which is forgotten now.But the best gift I could think of was gossip. I imagined she needed to get out of her world, and go for something light but tasty!Actually, I never told her about the problems of her ex boyfriend’s recent marriage. I had planned to never share them with her, I wanted to avoid talking about him because the end of their relationship, and his marriage to another girl soon after the breakup, was a heartbreaking time of her life. Yet, now she h

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as a new family that she deeply loves, so I decided to talk about her past affair, and about his new wife and how the wife enjoys dating another friend of the group.I know, gossip is not nice. We should mind our own business, be nice to other people, forget about the past… However, she enjoyed our talk a lot, she asked me all details like we used to do when we were living together, two young girls talking about boys. We laughed a lot. After a week she is still writing messages about how happy that gossip made her.It’s surprising how helping her close a part of her past, gave her new energy to invest in her future, to feel lighter and on the right path.I am a very reserved person but I encourage you, whenever you want to help a friend in need, to consider the positive effects of gossip, and lighten your hearts!Did you enjoy this article?Become a <a href="https://lucia-landini.medium.com/">Medium Member</a> to have full access to my content. Thank you!</article></body>

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One of my girlfriends is sick and she is under treatment. She is a strong woman, but I am not. I am scared, but I can’t show her. Yet this time, instead of worrying and crying while pretending everything is ok, like I used to do whenever someone was sick in my family, I decided to change my behavior.

I started writing her a funny message before her weekly treatment, and visiting her at her place a few days after it. I thought it could help her schedule time not only on the dates of her appointments at the hospital, but also on our meetings.

I also decided to use my energy to create little gifts and surprises to nourish her soul, instead of giving power to our negative thoughts.

I gave her fresh flowers, a little agenda to write her thoughts about these difficult days, a colored pencil, a bottle of Italian wine (yes, it helps), a face mask to make her feel more beautiful and less tired. All these gift cost very few euros, so I could afford them all.

I was surprised by her reactions: she stopped thinking and talking about her sickness and entered a different world: she reminded a part of her which is forgotten now.

But the best gift I could think of was gossip. I imagined she needed to get out of her world, and go for something light but tasty!

Actually, I never told her about the problems of her ex boyfriend’s recent marriage. I had planned to never share them with her, I wanted to avoid talking about him because the end of their relationship, and his marriage to another girl soon after the breakup, was a heartbreaking time of her life. Yet, now she has a new family that she deeply loves, so I decided to talk about her past affair, and about his new wife and how the wife enjoys dating another friend of the group.

I know, gossip is not nice. We should mind our own business, be nice to other people, forget about the past… However, she enjoyed our talk a lot, she asked me all details like we used to do when we were living together, two young girls talking about boys. We laughed a lot. After a week she is still writing messages about how happy that gossip made her.

It’s surprising how helping her close a part of her past, gave her new energy to invest in her future, to feel lighter and on the right path.

I am a very reserved person but I encourage you, whenever you want to help a friend in need, to consider the positive effects of gossip, and lighten your hearts!

Did you enjoy this article?

Become a Medium Member to have full access to my content. Thank you!