Walk the Walk and Keep the Faith

When someone says "keep the faith," or "stay positive" what are they really saying?  The person at the other end of those words is in a place where those words may sound foreign.  When someone needs to keep the faith they typically do not understand the meaning of the word faith.  
So how do we help and encourage people who are in the middle of an existential crisis or at a spiritual crossroad?

1. Offer books 
2. Take a walk with them
3. Listen to them 
4. Offer a hug
5.  Be an example of "keeping the faith"

 Life is not easy, but having a best friend (or partner) to listen and even call every other day makes life more tolerable.

When a person doesn't have a partner to walk through life they feel every bump with ten times more intensity.  

Society indirectly sends us messages that we have to be paired up in our twenties, but what if we don't?  Going through the day to day rigor and grind of life can feel daunting and even hopeless at times.  

If you are married and you tell a single person to "keep the faith" or to "stay positive," chances are they most likely have remained positive;  that constant wear and grind takes a toll on the single person.  Nowadays a single person is like a warrior moving against the great, blustery wind.  

Remind yourself that when you say the words "stay positive," that the words "show compassion" come back to you.