Being a compassionate witness to someone is a role that honours and acknowledges their suffering without trying to rescue them from difficult feelings. To witness someone’s pain with compassion means that you are present with their experiences, but don’t attempt to make it good for them, talk them out of their feelings about it, or find a solution to their problems. For the feminine essence, it is very healing for emotions to be seen, heard, accepted and validated. The masculine energy system seeks to eradicate troublesome or messy feelings through solving, rationalizing or compartmentalizing
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