Browsing All posts tagged under »compassion«

soft

September 30, 2011

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I discovered a new song. New to me, at least. I sit here listening to its message, listening from a place of depth, from my heart; the song plays over and over… as I allow it to overwhelm me to tears… I realize how often we miss the whole point of life and living. Love is… [Read more…]

the pain of others

November 19, 2008

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Have you ever stood beside someone whose pain is greater than you can phathom? Have you ever felt that awkwardness of not knowing what to do? That helplessness? What is our tendency? To DO SOMETHING! Anything! Maybe then we’ll feel better, because we DID SOMETHING. Hmmm. But it isn’t about me doing something so I’ll… [Read more…]

tears of a man

November 19, 2008

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“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness but of power. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and of unspeakable love.” ~ Washington Irving Tears are in my genes. Life with its toughness, its roughness, has taught me this, over and over. Tears are a part of who I am,… [Read more…]

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