SHOES

Compassion is being open to walking in someone else’s shoes.  And while we may be open to it, we will never truly understand what walking in those shoes means.  That’s why we can’t possibly judge others.

WIMPS

Forgiveness is not for wimps.  It takes a willingness to put our own pain aside, our own need for understanding and healing on the back burner in order to offer all of that to someone else.  That takes a strength of character that’s truly rare. 

FREE PASS

The very first person we need to forgive, every day, is ourselves.  That doesn’t mean we get a free pass every day, it doesn’t mean we don’t take responsibility for what we do, it just means we don’t become defined by the messes we create for ourselves.

MOVE

Much of our pain is created by spending a great deal of time in our heads.  We mull things over and over and create stories around feelings and perceptions that do nothing but escalate our pain.  By moving our bodies we disengage from the hamster-wheel of repetitive thoughts.