Sharing some of my personal thoughts

Compassion

 Can we use compassion as a tool for positive social change, and a tool for spiritual practice? Is the lack or the presents of compassion underlying all human actions?

 Do we within compassion practices understanding and create a shared basis for connection, cooperation, and, more important, globally – peace?

Looking at Compassion as our motivation would that not support the overcoming of fear, guilt, blame, or shame?

 I like to think by taking personal responsibility for our choices we will be improving the quality of our relationships. Focusing on the goal being to be compassionate to our self’s and within that to others we will find we are being effective even when the other person or group is not familiar with this process.

Empathy and where to get it from?

 The big questions in my live and the most profound answers, the most useful solutions, I have found emerge from my own inner wisdom that is motivated by love. WE all have different means to access this wisdom, and how to listen to ourselves and others in a way that allows access to our own wisdom. I do sometimes struggle with questions like

·    Can I express what is in my heart instead of being critical, aggressive, or suppressing it?

·    Do I seeking support for my current challenges and struggles?

·    Do people say: “I don’t listen!?DO I blame people for not listening?

When I hear those questions within myself than my way of accessing my inner truth is often by using art or some creative means. I paint, I dance, write or I sing and I welcome the flow of tears as a most useful vent my female body offers me to speak to me and make me listen.

I know from experience that when we have the sense we are being heard, we are far more flexible!!! Why? Because each of us has a strong desire to be heard and sometimes I find that this means ‘’listening’’ to my SELF.

From experience I know, when we are not heard it could be because:

·    You may not have fully expressed what’s going on inside of you.

·    You may not know how to ask for empathy.

·    The other person thinks that helping means giving you advice.

Peace begins within. The way we communicate and treat ourselves determines how we relate to others. We can only be as loving and respectful with our loved ones as we are to ourselves.

For me to become aware of what is alive in me at each moment is when I remember to indentify and connect with what I need and value so that I can find solutions for everyone’s satisfaction, and more easily find joy.

Internal harmony and joy within me always restores itself through self-compassion, while taking full responsibility for my life.

Sometimes it is as simple as just standing still long enough for ‘’the vessel’’ to fill enough to carry on giving and receiving from my heart.

 I wish you all a warm felt Sunday and the wish to trust your inner wisdom

Waltraud Reiner