Tag: #compassion
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Daily Spark: Staying Out of the Well
When I stop jumping into other people’s wells and care for myself first, my compassion grows stronger — and I shine brighter.
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Daily Spark: Parallels Between Motherhood and Sailing
I came across a quote today that felt perfect for this Mother’s Day: “There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.” — Jill Churchill
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Daily Spark: What’s the Best?
What if today, instead of asking what could go wrong, I asked myself: “What’s the best that could happen?”
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A Different Type of Vigil
Caregiving is a sacred kind of work. A reminder that even those who keep vigil need rest, balance, and light.
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Daily Spark: Compassion with Edges
There’s a quote I love from Pema Chödrön that speaks right to caregiver tension: Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals.”
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Daily Spark: The ER’s of Self Talk
Lately I’ve been studying my self‑talk. I aim to practice the ER’s of self talk, that is, being kinder, gentler, and easier with myself.
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Daily Spark: Feel Without Fixing
I was listening to a recording with Julie Schiffman when she said: “Feel without fixing. Meet yourself where you’re at.”
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Daily Spark: Kindness for Lent
While I’m not Catholic myself, I came across a quote from the Pope that resonated with me. He said: “I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that hurt and offend our neighbors.” I interpreted that as “kindness for Lent”.
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Daily Spark: Acts of Service, Expanded
George Eliot once wrote, “What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?”
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Daily Spark: Try to Soften
Today I found myself returning to a quote by Rachel Macy Stafford, “It is not always possible for me to choose love in the midst of challenging situations, but I can definitely try to soften—soften my voice, my touch, my opinions, and my timetable.”