“Instead of judging people by their past, stand by them and help repair their future.” –Heidie Diasanta “The best index to a person’s character is how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and how he treats people who can’t fight back.” –Abigail Van Buren This week’s blog post is a difficult oneContinue reading “Compassion and Generosity Never Go Out of Style”
Category Archives: Forgiveness
A Dish of Forgiveness All Around
“When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one. We cannot love when we feel fear …. When we release the fearful past andContinue reading “A Dish of Forgiveness All Around”
Where Are We After 9/11?
“What separates us from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn people we’ve never met.” ― David Levithan, Love Is the Higher Law “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice,Continue reading “Where Are We After 9/11?”
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”
Sage Woman Chronicles 