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The Work of Compassion
Compassion is hard work. I think many of us see compassion as being something emotional and largely divorced from physical action. I believe it isn’t so simple. Our emotions and ourbodies are not separate things. Think of the last time … Continue reading
Just Doing Things To Help
I had to Google compassion because I really didn’t know it’s meaning. It is almost the same as empathy except that you do something. An act of kindness is considered compassion. I learn things all the time. I started to … Continue reading
Finding Humanity in Prison Ministry
In college, I participated in my University’s chapter of Amnesty International, an internationalnon-governmental organization focused on human rights. While I was there, the chapterprioritized opposition to the death penalty. The case of Troy Anthony Davis was a commontopic, and his … Continue reading
Love for Yourself
Many of us are taught to “love thy neighbor as thyself.” This phrase can be interpreted in several ways. For many folks, in our religion of origin, we are taught that loving ourselves is “selfish” or that we should place … Continue reading
Cultivating Compassion for the Outsider
In a time where humanity still so frequently engages in Us Vs. Them ideology, to be inclusive isto be defiant. Recognizing that the “other” is worthy of love and care is not a new concept, but it continues to be … Continue reading
Belonging
When thinking or talking about belonging we often think of it in terms of our relationshipswith other humans. This is reasonable, since we ourselves are humans and our interactions or lack thereof with others of our species make up an … Continue reading
What Belongs?
I’ve been looking around my home and thinking, maybe less would be more. This is a radical concept for me. Raised by a mother who collected antiques, I grew up in a home that resembled a page out of Country … Continue reading