“It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul.” ~ Desmond Tutu Might it be your pride, my friend, that keeps you from the greatest discovery of all? Being humbled could have its blessings. I’m just sayin’…
“A miracle is nothing more than allowing an old grievance to become a current compassion.” ~ Dr. Lee Jampolsky You know, my friend, the miracles, the blessings, they are all around us just waiting to happen — waiting for us to let them happen. And all it takes is a shift in our energy, a…
“Please remember that pleasing another is not the same as caring for another.” ~ Debbie Ford You know, my friend, it just may be that what someone else wants from you is ultimately not good for them. And what do you do when you understand that but they don’t? Saying “No” would not please them,…
“Freedom and forgiveness are indissolubly linked. Not to forgive is to be at war with ourselves, for we are freed according to our capacity to forgive.” ~ Neville Goddard, Awakened Imagination & the Search Today is Easter, a time for new beginnings, a time to rise transformed. And that can only happen by you giving up the old for the…
“Traditionally it is said that the root of aggression and suffering is ignorance. But what is it that we are ignoring? Entrenched in the tunnel vision of our personal concerns, what we ignore is our kinship with others. One reason we train as warrior-bodhisattvas is to recognize our inter-connectedness — to grow in understanding that…
“True compassion comes only from realizing that your soul is no better than that of anyone else.” ~ Raven Kaldera It’s so simple and so clear. Once we get past the ego, that is. Bypass the ego and offer Spirit to Spirit communication, my friend, so that love, compassion and understanding can flow naturally. Namaste
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.” ~ Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism We have all been on both sides of erring, as a victim and the as the one who erred. Neither side feels good, does it? The only way it can honestly, truly, from deep inside feel good, from either perspective, is with…
“It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.” ~ Bruce Lee One comes from the heart, the other from the mind. One brings understanding, the other rationalization. One brings inner resolution, the other outer recognition. Only compassion can bring about forgiveness and restore…
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” ~ Buddha Compassion comes from the heart and, feeling the suffering, desires to alleviate it. All suffering comes from feeling disconnected from Spirit, our Infinite nature. Compassion recognizes that the only reason we or someone else might do something intentionally that hurts or harms you or another is because…
COMPASSION EXERCISE Honesty with yourself leads to compassion for others. Objective: To increase the amount of compassion in the world. Expected Result: A personal sense of peace. Instructions: This exercise can be done anywhere that people congregate (airports, malls, parks, beaches, etc.). It should be done on strangers, unobtrusively, from some distance. Try to do all five steps…