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Tag Archives: compassion
The Balance of Forgiveness
I don’t know about you, but I usually find my ability to forgive inversely related to how personally I take the infraction. My ease of forgiveness can also depend on the intention behind the infraction. For example, if my friend’s … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, forgiveness, Marianne Williamson
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The Necessity of Love and Compassion
One can always count on the Dalai Lama to say things like they are. And although he doesn’t specifically emphasize it, he’s great at highlighting cultural imbalances between the masculine and feminine principles. Today, it’s how each principle approaches love … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, Dalai Lama, feminine principle, love, masculine principle, patriarchy
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Wake Up People: We Are One!
“I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one race – the human race – and we are all members of it.” – Margaret Atwood This is an important quote from Margaret Atwood. It’s timely, too, … Continue reading
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Tagged absence of war, balance, compassion, con, connectedness, environmental sustainability, feminine principle, harmony, Margaret Atwood, masculine principle, oneness, patriarchy, peace, reclaiming balance
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Happy International Woman’s Day!
“You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.” – Brigham Young One reason our world is so out of balance these days is because the values, ideas, and wisdom that woman bring … Continue reading
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Tagged absence of war, common cause, compassion, connection, count, country, culture, environmental sustainability, feminine principle, greater good, harmony, Imagine, International Woman's Day, masculine principle, patriarchy, peace, reclaiming balance, rights, women’s education
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Dreaming with John L.
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you will join us. And the world will live as one.” – John Lennon Almost everyone is familiar with the iconic song, Imagine, by John … Continue reading
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Tagged absence of war, compassion, connection, count, environmental sustainability, feminine principle, greater good, harmony, Imagine, John Lennon, masculine principle, patriarchy, peace, reclaiming balance
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The Importance of Inner Work
“What we achieve inwardly will change our reality.” — Plutarch In a patriarchy, outer reality is an objective state; we can usually obtain agreement from those around us regarding what we see. We can all verify that the river is flowing, … Continue reading
There’s No Way Around It People: We’re All One
Whenever something as gruesome as the June 17th Charleston church shootings occurs, I can’t help but wonder how a heinous event like that can still happen in our country. Haven’t we all grown past this level of hate? Haven’t we … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, caring, compassion, connection, economic status, education, equality, fairness, fear, fear of the other, feminine principle, individuality, love, masculine principle, nationality, one species, patriarchy, race, reclaiming balance, religion, separateness, violence
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A Question of Survival
The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of survival. – Dalia Lama The masculine principle emphasizes the ability to make difficult decisions in spite … Continue reading
