Check out this lil video on compassion. It's actually a promo for Marc Ian Barasch's book, "The Compassionate Life." Its few words speak so profoundly, for example: "When I acknowledge my own pain I am much less squeamish about drawing nearer to yours." The uncomfortable, awakening truth of that line makes my heart ache, sweetly. Cute animals are also involved.
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Valerie, thank you so much for posting this. I met Marc last year and have been looking forward to reading his book, and having seen this video, I will make an effort to purchase his book right now.
One of my favorite quotations is "With compassion for others, our own wounds are healed," by Chungliang Al Huang, and I wish all of us could really grok that...
Always hope,
Lori
P.S. Thanks too for making me smile with your remark about cute animals.
For once I am speechless--just awesome---Thankk you for this!!!
Hooey! A bunch of emotional pondering and pandering; nothing said.
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