First you listen. Then you act.
She says it aloud to no one in particular, “I need a ride home.” I ask her when she needs to leave. She says after she talks to Mrs F.…
Read more5 Things I Learned from the Dalai Lama
“That person is so compassionate.” Who comes to mind for you? Hopefully we each have people in our lives who show compassion to the world. And hopefully we each have…
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How to Prevent Compassion Fade During a Pandemic
—Grace & Truth Linkup
Compassion Fade The number is huge: 1 million. But it’s more than a number. It’s people. 1 million people. That’s how many have died around the world from the coronavirus.…
Read moreHere’s to the Healers
We passed the year anniversary of Stan’s death on March 15, 2020. It was one of the last days we could enter a restaurant to eat together, and the first…
Read moreSometimes You Interfere
“And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.…
Read moreBe This Nurse to Whom?
Can we be this nurse? I read this story by Thomas Keating in Awakenings a few years ago. It touched me then. It touches me now. (Italics and breaks are mine.) Here…
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