The L'Arche Canada of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Daily Thoughts with Jean Vanier for Thursday, 29 December 2016 "Respecting Depression"
A real friend, a good counselor, knows how to respect depression. It is a natural phenomenon that has its own particular rhythm. We should not try and make a person emerge too quickly from it. People suffering from depression need to feel loved just the way they are and not only on condition that they come out of it. It takes time to get back on one’s feet.[Jean Vanier, Seeing Beyond Depression, page 39]
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