Suffering is universal. It’s time I grew wiser about how to sit alongside it.
Courtney E. Martin
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- “Sitting Alongside Suffering,” On Being, April 23, 2018; Full closing paragraph, two complete sentences, publisher line41. Full essay read via web; direct403 means cache is explicitly excerpt-only. Martin’s own reflection about presence with suffering friends, not Parker Palmer’s embedded story or m
- “Sitting Alongside Suffering,” On Being, April 23, 2018
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