A short spoken reflection (YouTube) by Elay Amitay Halevi arguing that common reassurances like "you'll be fine" can dismiss others' feelings. Drawing on Kabbalistic ideas about the Creator holding infinite space, the speaker urges listeners to offer presence instead of forced positivity, provides example empathic phrases ("I hear you...I'm here with you"), and closes with a personal mantra replacing dismissal with presence.
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People often say, you'll be fine after you just expressed something painful. These people want to make someone feel better, but energetically can actually do the opposite. The moment you say you'll be fine, you are dismissing what they're feeling. You rush them past their pain instead of making space for their pain. You might think you're offering a form of certainty, but what you're really saying is, I don't have space for your emotions right now. And not creating space is not of the vibration of the light of the Creator. Kabbalah teaches that the greatest gift you can give someone is to make them feel understood, make them feel seen. Because the Creator never rushes our process. The Creator never says, just get over it. The Creator holds infinite space. For every feeling, every struggle, every lesson, our soul is meant to process. Instead of saying, you'll be fine. The next time someone shares a challenge they're going through, say, I hear you. What you're feeling is real, and I'm here with you. You don't have to go through this alone. I'll sit in this with you now. Instead of forcing positivity, you're offering presence. Instead of shutting them down, you're creating space for healing. Here's a mantra for you. I replace dismissal with presence. I create space for real healing. I aim and desire to hold others in the same love and patience the Creator holds for me.
