Compassion Conduction
Since April I have been researching, observing and practicing compassion.
I am now a total compassion junkie.
This process has taught me so much about how to give AND receive compassion. How to see past my own bullshit when it comes to my behavior. I have lots more to learn and a lifetime of practicing.
Three major lessons I have acquired about compassion:
1) It’s easier to study, teach and talk about it than it is to LIVE IT. Especially when it comes to personal situations entrenched with past experiences, hot + heavy emotions and deeply rooted belief systems. But….it can be done. And it is worth it.
2) Compassion is based on acceptance, patience and love… first for yourself and then for those around you. You can not give what you do not have.
3) Compassion is a conductor of hope, faith and possibility. With even one small act of the big “C” everything can change. Your mindset, your relationships, your career, your LIFE will be guided towards better things when compassion is embraced as a way of living, giving and receiving.
COMPASSION CONDUCTION: THE PURPOSEFUL, GENTLE TRANSFER OF ACCEPTANCE, PATIENCE + LOVE INSPIRED FROM THE DIFFERENCES IN ENERGY BETWEEN TWO PERSPECTIVES, CIRCUMSTANCES AND OR PEOPLE.
So why is this compassion thing so hard at times? ‘Cause people in general tend to make all kinds of crazy (sometimes crappy) choices that totally test our desire and ability to conduct compassion.
Yap. We all have some seriously interesting stories to share about how we were screwed over, manipulated, taken advantage of, misinformed, abused, misled….the list goes on.
Growing up in a family retail biz I learned from an early age that people deliberately do shitty things to make money, gain the upper hand and shove you down. We could write a book on it. Huh, maybe we should.
These experiences test our ability to conduct compassion (and in some cases to be open to receiving it). The complexity of life also weaves interesting situations of misunderstandings, broken promises and rocked relationships.
ALL OF THIS GETS IN THE WAY OF LIVING OUR BEST LIFE.
To move past all of this “stuff” here are a few tips on conducting compassion and rocking your life [on.your.terms.]
Have compassion for those who trade their integrity for $$$$.
I know this can be a hard one when you are on the receiving end of their destructive choices….still…I have learned that their personal issues (most often traumas) and the consequences of their behavior are burdens I am grateful I don’t have to bear.
And remember, having compassion for their lack of integrity does not excuse their actions. It simply helps you move from resentment to forgiveness….and promotes the light energy of love in YOUR life (which all possibility and potential is nurtured from).
Have compassion for those who stomp on your spirit.
They may be dream crushers, heart breakers, trust destroyers…but they are also hurting souls in desperate need of healing. Remember, their energies need not be your own. Your compassion does not excuse their wake of pain…it simply allows YOU to move forward without the weight of their sadness.
Have compassion for yourself.
Remember to be forgiving of yourself. You are a work in progress. We all are. Sometimes you might compromise your integrity. You may say something or do something that is misaligned with who you believe yourself to be. Choose self-compassion to conduct the energy of patience, acceptance and love in your own life.
May love win,
