Good morning! It’s Monday, and a new week awaits us. As we set out to explore, let’s take it slow and keep an eye out for one another. Sound like a plan?
I live near cranberry bogs & ponds. I have stopped many times to let a turtle cross. It's a different kind of defensive driving and spring/summer ritual. Living in harmony, now there's an idea.
If the universe gives us time (we learned yesterday) and all is utterly connected (interdependent) -- and we become aware of this -- we are obliged to act with compassion, including for ourselves (thinking of all the ice cream photos here) -- for we each are part of the interconnection, too.
Why, then, does so much go wrong? What is happening at the point of awareness that is preventing compassion? Is it true to say that self-hatred -- self-non-awareness -- is at the root of the world's problems?
What if every world leader every day bought a cup of warm watery lemonade (or its equivalent) from those neighborhood kids on the corner?
This!
I’m uplifted by focusing on kindness and moving forward.
Gosh I remember this from my childhood in southern Maryland. Do you remember when we rescued one out here in AZ when you were little?
Good advice
We don’t have turtles but we do have toads. They cross the road to get to their place of birth
to mate (tho how they know that is a mystery).
We have toad patrols to help them. They always cross at night
I love toad patrols!
Sounds like a plan.
What they all said! I can't think of anything to add to the already eloquent words of appeal for more compassion.
I live near cranberry bogs & ponds. I have stopped many times to let a turtle cross. It's a different kind of defensive driving and spring/summer ritual. Living in harmony, now there's an idea.
Absolutely a plan. Indeed, the longer I live, the more I realize that compassion may hold the most promise for the continuation of humanity.
We need A giant helping of compassion right now!
I love Thomas Merton.
Why does a turtle cross the road? Not just to get to the other side!
Ha!
I need an answer!
If the universe gives us time (we learned yesterday) and all is utterly connected (interdependent) -- and we become aware of this -- we are obliged to act with compassion, including for ourselves (thinking of all the ice cream photos here) -- for we each are part of the interconnection, too.
Why, then, does so much go wrong? What is happening at the point of awareness that is preventing compassion? Is it true to say that self-hatred -- self-non-awareness -- is at the root of the world's problems?
What if every world leader every day bought a cup of warm watery lemonade (or its equivalent) from those neighborhood kids on the corner?
It would be the beginning of understanding
Some of us need a bit more help than others !
Yes, we are all in this life together!