I speak and teach often about being a safe or unsafe person. While preparing to speak at a memorial today, I ran across this article. Worth a read and self-evaluation. Our goal should be to be a safe person for those we love. To create an atmosphere where they know we are there to listen, love, and validate no matter their feelings. To be their rock to stand on when the world is caving in under their feet or their soft place to land when the have trudged through thorns and briars. Be the one that removes thorns, and not the flame thrower. Good article…

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sense-and-sensitivity/201311/the-top-10-traits-unsafe-people