<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Tears are not a failed repair. Grief,... > Tears are not a failed repair. Grief, disappointment, and loneliness can move through the body without being hurried into cheerfulness, and a loving witness can remain close without stealing the person's right to feel. Sometimes the most loving act is to stay beside a feeling without trying to abolish it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Aloneness, Emotional Resilience, and Becoming Your Own Light - Workbook|Aloneness, Emotional Resilience, and Becoming Your Own Light]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Tears are not a failed repair. Grief, disappointment, and loneliness can move through the body without being hurried into cheerfulness, and a loving witness can remain close without stealing the person's right to feel. Sometimes the most loving act is to stay beside a feeling without trying to abolish it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-tears-failed-repair-without-trying-abolish ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->