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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
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
The Compassion in Generosity
Do you know someone who would give you the shirt off their back? It’s an old saying. I had a grandmother who fit that description. The best way I can describe her is this way: if she became aware that … Continue reading
Meet Me At the Corner
I think everyone knows by now that I love the poetry of Shel Silverstein and used his work often with my students while I was still teaching fulltime. This poem talks about imagination and childhood innocence. But for me the … Continue reading
Who Doesn’t Belong?
A social media post from a talking head recently got me thinking: Who doesn’t belong? The post mentioned a trip to New York City and said, among other things, “So many people in the city who don’t belong.” What a … Continue reading
Belonging and Loneliness
Somewhere, early in life, a longing rises up within us. We long to have a people who are our people, a language that is our language, places that we see and know immediately as our places, a philosophy of life … Continue reading