“This is the fundamental change of attitude – this working with pain and pleasure in a revolutionary & courageous way. When we work with pain by leaning into it and pleasure by giving it away, it doesn’t mean that we grin and bear it. The approach is a lot more playful than that – it’s like dancing. We simply realize that the separateness that we feel is a funny kind of mistake.” ~ Pema Chodron…

“Real compassion kicks butt … If you are not ready for this fire, then find a New Age, sweetness-&-light, perpetually smiling teacher … But stay away from those who practice real Compassion because they will fry your ass, my friend.” ~ Ken Wilber

We are called to simply to be Kind; especially when it is most difficult to do so – especially when others are causing us the most pain. Instead of trying to change them, we are to open up instead; we are to Love them, and thereby allow their innate Goodness to blossom and meld with our own.

Most of us believe that we will only be truly ready to Love an enemy when Hell freezes over.

Well, guess what …

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