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The Art of Walking in Someone’s Shoes

The Art of Walking in Someone's Shoes by Judy Marano. Photograph of a person leaving footprints, walking across sand dunes by Logan Armstrong
Photograph by Logan Armstrong

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

It is our nature to want to help those in need, to advise and suggest… but sometimes the best support you can offer is to simply hear them.

The Universe is a persistent teacher. She throws us lessons repeatedly until we incorporate them into our daily lives. This muscle memory is akin to repeating a dance step over and over until you find yourself moving automatically to the music. Then the music changes, and you must pivot to stay standing. Some of us are better at that than others.

I considered myself someone who could easily

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