“Make the choice to embrace this day. Do not let your TODAY be stolen by the ghost of yesterday or the To-Do list of tomorrow! It’s inspiring to see all the wonderfully amazing things that can happen in a day in which you participate.”
“Listening is an attitude of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals. (attr to J. Isham)”
“Let s invite one another in. Maybe then we can begin to fear less, to make fewer wrong assumptions, to let go of the biases and stereotypes that unnecessarily divide us. Maybe we can better embrace the ways we are the same. It s not about being perfect. It s not about where you get yourself in the end. There s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there s grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become.”
“When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do. ”
“Sensitive people care when the world doesn t because we understand waiting to be rescued and no one shows up. We have rescued ourselves, so many times that we have become self taught in the art of compassion for those forgotten.”
“The most treasured and sacred moments of our lives are those filled with the spirit of love. The greater the measure of our love, the greater is our joy. In the end, the development of such love is the true measure of success in life.”
“Be kind to people whether they deserve your kindness or not. If your kindness reaches the deserving good for you if your kindness reaches the undeserving take joy in your compassion.”
“Don t judge without having heard both sides. Even persons who think themselves virtuous very easily forget this elementary rule of prudence.”
“Walk with me for a while, my friend—you in my shoes, I in yours—and then let us talk.”
“Love and compassion are the mother and father of a smile. We need to create more smiles in our world today. Smiles, after all, pave the way to a happy world.”
“We have to make mistakes, it s how we learn compassion for others.”
“I didn t give up, I walked away I had enough of accepting actions that were less than I deserved. So... I made a concious choice To honour myself, Before complementing another & If that s what; has made you undeniably mad, Than I know, the history of our connection is hidden in the truth of your heart and regardless of your outcome, I have made the right choice for me.”
“If we feel we cannot strike the right notes anymore and are not capable of forging ahead through the enticing pastures of our dreams, we must wisely put the treadmill on hold. So, let’s tame the inflated demands of greed for a while and look at our deeper self with compassion.( The empty Mirror )”
“You know what? said Vimes aloud. This is going to be the world s first democratically killed dragon. One man, one stab. Then you ve got to stop them. You can t let them kill it! said Lady Ramkin. Vimes blinked at her. Pardon? he said. It s wounded! Lady, that was the intention, wasn t it? Anyway, it s only stunned, said Vimes. I mean you can t let them kill it like this, said Lady Ramkin insistently. Poor thing! What do you want to do, then? demanded Vimes, his temper unravelling. Give it a strengthening dose of tar oil and a nice comfy basket in front of the stove? It s butchery! Suits me fine! But it s a dragon! It s just doing what a dragon does! It never would have come here if people had left it alone! Vimes thought: it was about to eat her, and she can still think like this. He hesitated. Perhaps that did give you the right to an opinion...”
“Humans — who enslave, castrate, experiment on, and fillet other animals — have had an understandable penchant for pretending animals do not feel pain. A sharp distinction between humans and animals is essential if we are to bend them to our will, make them work for us, wear them, eat them — without any disquieting tinges of guilt or regret. It is unseemly of us, who often behave so unfeelingly toward other animals, to contend that only humans can suffer. The behavior of other animals renders such pretensions specious. They are just too much like us.”
“Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.”
“Let s get loose with compassion. Let s drown in the delicious ambiance of love.”