We Need Compassion

  “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” –Dalai Lama “Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.” –Ellen DeGeneres Recent events in my family haveContinue reading “We Need Compassion”

Happiness as Radical Love

Maybe some of you felt the way I did when the Supreme Court chose to side with Hobby Lobby. I was sad, but not surprised. It’s just the latest attack on women’s freedom to choose for themselves. To soothe myself, I went to Facebook. I have lots of friends who post positive messages. Luckily IContinue reading “Happiness as Radical Love”

Forgiveness As Radical Love

“A Rattlesnake, if cornered will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is – a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves.” E. Stanley Jones “Treat people asContinue reading “Forgiveness As Radical Love”

Radical Love

“True words aren’t eloquent; eloquent words aren’t true. Wise men don’t need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren’t wise. The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is.” ― Lao Tzu, Tao TeContinue reading “Radical Love”

We Still Have Time to Change Pt. 3

“If you take care of your mind, you take care of the world.” –Arianna Huffington “The very words you speak and think are your personal vehicle on your journey to happiness.” –Yvonne Oswald After writing the posts for the last two weeks, I felt there were a lot more tools to share with those ofContinue reading “We Still Have Time to Change Pt. 3”