Compassion.
I’ve been looking at the state of Compassion. I find where I lack Compassion for myself and others in the most subtle of ways, to the most vivid of expressions.
Finding myself working through those spaces, where Compassion is not present, I strive to regenerate it within myself once more. This state of existence tends to be illusive at times. Clearly present in one moment, easy to maintain, while in the next encounter where the matter is close to my heart…new subject, new person, new exchange…. the inability to maintain Compassion for the whole sneaks away.
It is challenging and am I challenged when righteousness comes to the forefront. You know…. It’s those times where you know that you know, that you KNOW, you are accurate in your thinking, speaking, and actions.
But to what end?
I find myself asking:
Does making my point bring me closer to the other, or does it create distance and loneliness?
Does it create intimacy and surrender, or does it create distance and defensiveness?
Does being right create the ultimate outcome of unity and inclusion, or does it wedge a space deeper between you and the other?
Now, I know there is a necessity to speak and be heard. It is critical in fact, to the foundational health of any relationship. When engagement is infused with Compassion a sense of partnership, understanding, and kindness…..love blooms.
Yes, kindness.
When coming from this tender place with another, well….my being right, your being right, can both co-exist.
We can both co-exist inside of our own truth, while hearing the truth of the other without a sting or reaction.
We gift allowance to ourselves and to others through the state of Compassion. It is the juice of life.
Blessings of Compassion to you and yours, dear ones.