Compassion -for weakness or strength...or both?
Who have I compassion for Those who are weak or those who are strong or both? The weakness you express or the strength you display or both? Your sadness hiding your joy, or your joy... More »
Who have I compassion for Those who are weak or those who are strong or both? The weakness you express or the strength you display or both? Your sadness hiding your joy, or your joy... More »
The connection to Gaia that I experience at the edge of waking. I am waking up nowadays within a meditation. We are standing in a circle, in the melting embrace of the Mother, looking at... More »
Whiskers sleeping on the mat in the patio, so innocent, all curled up, so trusting of the world. And here I was watching TV as I relaxed a bit. I wanted to take a picture,... More »
Some of us have been talking about sympathy and compassion on my other blog [ Listening for that inner need ]. A thought came to me today: Sympathy helps us to continue to see the... More »
Hugging and global warming...they're linked in a way you may not have envisaged. Painting by Mary Southard "Consider yourself hugged," we'd say to each other sometimes--well, we were shy friends, not demonstrative, and even this... More »
After blogging about Courage, clarity, commitment, communication yesterday, I began to read Friends' blogs; I just don't get around to doing it daily, as I used to. Partly, it's because of being occupied by my... More »
I often think of myself as a tortoise. I carry my home on my back. But today I realized the other characteristic of a tortoise. Many years ago, tortoise was fearful, staying within its shell.... More »
Aley's blog on the homeless inspired me to write a short piece on Mumbai's pavement dwellers. America nad Europe have their homeless, usually people who are forced to, or choose to, drop out of the... More »
Intolerance, and being judgmental. To get out of the loop, I keep two messages in mind: Comment by a wise child that I am being intolerant of the intolerant and jugmental about both. Reminder by... More »
I am an interrupter. I am a good listener. Can the two go together? Yes, if you can read the speaker's mind. Can the two bring harmony to a conversation? No, because the speaker wants... More »