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Compassion

Compassion: May 2022

May 31, 2022May 28, 2022 ~ Chocolaterunsjudy ~ 20 Comments

Compassion is the wish to see others free of suffering. -- The Dalai Lama I consider myself to be a compassionate person, but I'm not going to lie -- sometimes my mother's complaining gets to me, the way she sometimes rewrites history. The quote above is a good reminder to me to just be a … Continue reading Compassion: May 2022

Compassion: April 2022

May 3, 2022May 2, 2022 ~ Chocolaterunsjudy ~ 23 Comments

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. -- Ernest Hemingway It's easy to nod your head and say um-hmm while just thinking about what you want to say next -- or eat next, LOL -- right? Especially when you may have been involved in something when the person spoke. This is a reminder … Continue reading Compassion: April 2022

Compassion: March 2022

April 5, 2022April 4, 2022 ~ Chocolaterunsjudy ~ 29 Comments

We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer. -- Dietrich Bonhoeffer I continue to work on my compassion. Elderly people can be (but not always are) very self centered. They don't realize when they tell you … Continue reading Compassion: March 2022

Compassion: February 2022

March 1, 2022February 28, 2022 ~ Chocolaterunsjudy ~ 24 Comments

Compassion is to look beyond your own pain, to see the pain of others. -- Yasmin Mogahed Short, succinct. What a beautiful definition of compassion. From a 13 year old girl, apparently. I showed my mom compassion by buying her the roses for Valentine's Day. It had been a busy, tiring week with all that … Continue reading Compassion: February 2022

5 Reasons . . .

December 24, 2021December 13, 2021 ~ Chocolaterunsjudy ~ 9 Comments

. . . Compassion is my word for 2022 I've been picking a word to concentrate on for my year for many years. I like to use that word in my monthly wrap up -- sometimes with a quote, sometimes with a song. It just keeps that word in my mind all year long. I … Continue reading 5 Reasons . . .

Just Respect & Compassion

October 23, 2020October 21, 2020 ~ Chocolaterunsjudy ~ 12 Comments

Have you seen the memes? The ones about not living your life in fear because of Coronavirus? This is a highly personal post, and one I put a great deal of thought into. It would be much easier to not to write this post, but in the end, I felt it was important for me … Continue reading Just Respect & Compassion

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