Who Can You Give Comfort to Today?

I know, I know: its "to whom can I give comfort today"? But, you know what I mean. As Roosevelt once said: "that is editing upon which I will not put!"

Anyway, here's a great quote from this LHJ article. "Giving comfort amounts to acknowledgement and empathy. It doesn't require eloquence." What do you think?

What I'd like to learn next: how to give comfort when you feel defensive. Or, how to ask for comfort. Help!