Daily Question, December 16 What breaks your heart? How does this vulnerability motivate you? 41 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Notify me when someone replies to my comment via e-mail. Colleen3 months agoColleenI have been revisiting the past lately and reaching out to past loves/romantic partners and friends. Their responses have been mixed and not exhibiting the same fondness that I hold of our time together. It’s been disappointing. It reminds me that we can’t change the past, but need to live in the present. 0 Reply Sandra3 months agoSandraRecently a dream that I had that brought be hope shattered. So vulnerable I am drawn closer to the Loving Presence within. 0 Reply Mona4 months agoMonaWhen Someone is saying mean things that they can get away with it. It moves me to make sure they don’t. 0 Reply Malag4 months agoMalagAbandonment of dogs I find heartbreaking. I adopted one who had been poorly treated. 4 Reply Cheryle4 months agoCheryleWhen I don’t love myself because it is a spiritual axiom how I treat me will be how I treat you… and, afterall as someone once said, “I am to love my neighbour as I love myself”… this has I believe an eternal echo because none of us are isolated beings we are all connected to each other on this universal web of life 🙏♥️ 4 Reply Holly in Ohio4 months agoHolly in OhioI agree with you Cheryle. That is wonderful insight, thank you. 3 Reply Cheryle4 months agoCheryleHugs to you Holly 🙏❤ 0 Reply Zenith4 months agoZenithThe world man has made. Because money/status/and power are the gods man worships and pursuing those disrupts all life. As Jake Mace has said, the only way to prevent damage to the earth is to die, so the least we can all do is tread lightly upon the earth using only what we need like the Native Americans always did/do. The suffering caused by man is horrific. How does this knowledge motivate me? I use it to focus on my inner life and building relationships with people. Because that is ultimately...The world man has made. Because money/status/and power are the gods man worships and pursuing those disrupts all life. As Jake Mace has said, the only way to prevent damage to the earth is to die, so the least we can all do is tread lightly upon the earth using only what we need like the Native Americans always did/do. The suffering caused by man is horrific. How does this knowledge motivate me? I use it to focus on my inner life and building relationships with people. Because that is ultimately the only thing that counts, how well we have loved and then to leave the earth a better place than we found it. Thank god for Cynthia Jurs and the work she is doing in this world. I am so grateful for so much in spite of all the pain. Read More4 Reply Melissa4 months agoMelissaI feel any harm to humans , animals or the planets environment causes my heart to break. Yet I must and we must keep stepping up with kindness, love, support and wisdom to help any place we see suffering. Sometimes one can pick one to two things to really put energy into to help healing or too restore. I do a lot for the ocean, birds and the homeless with the charities and foundations I volunteer for. Every little bit helps. If I don't do this I get paralyzed with grief and I know that is not he...I feel any harm to humans , animals or the planets environment causes my heart to break. Yet I must and we must keep stepping up with kindness, love, support and wisdom to help any place we see suffering. Sometimes one can pick one to two things to really put energy into to help healing or too restore. I do a lot for the ocean, birds and the homeless with the charities and foundations I volunteer for. Every little bit helps. If I don’t do this I get paralyzed with grief and I know that is not helpful to anyone or myself. It is OK to cry sometimes too. This is a poem by Adrienne Mariee Brown, “Remember you are water. Of course you leave salt trails. Of course you are crying”. It is only human. Read More5 Reply Gene4 months agoGeneThe violence of Humanity. I try to my part by not committing violence myself whether it be physical or verbal, and I try to practice humanity by way of kindness to others, myself and by seeking ways to counteract the violence by trying to project as much positive energy as I can remembering, understanding that we are all connected and an intricate part and parcel of all that which takes place. 4 Reply Don Jones4 months agoDon JonesScientists say the universe is 13.8 billion years old. This life is such a brief, momentary happening within this context. Wasted lives are such a tragedy. I am motivated to live every moment of this life to the fullest. 4 Reply Mona4 months agoMonaYes. Don Jones to the Fullest. Your name seems Generic like Witness protection name. Cool. Take ❤. 0 Reply TofuLove4 months agoTofuLoveOddly, nothing does … love makes all things possible. Love is strength, it's the strongest thing and breaks down every single wall, every single obstacle. You see the thing with gratitude, why it has such a strong effect is it reminds a person of love. In Buddhism (though I am not Buddhist) the near enemy to compassion is pity, you see pity is paralyzing while compassion has it's roots in HOPE and love is ever hopeful, love gives energy and is life giving, things flourish with love and grow ...Oddly, nothing does … love makes all things possible. Love is strength, it’s the strongest thing and breaks down every single wall, every single obstacle. You see the thing with gratitude, why it has such a strong effect is it reminds a person of love. In Buddhism (though I am not Buddhist) the near enemy to compassion is pity, you see pity is paralyzing while compassion has it’s roots in HOPE and love is ever hopeful, love gives energy and is life giving, things flourish with love and grow stronger and stronger, much like a tree planted near a river. The two can feel similar but they are different. Everything has the light. I’ve yet to encounter something I felt was impassable and offered no possibility of hope and light. I don’t entirely know sometimes if that is a good thing but to me the light is possible everywhere and I tend to believe that the greatest obstacle is simply the idea that something is impassable. Read More5 Reply Papilio4 months agoPapilioSeveral years ago, our small town mourned for a series of the suicide deaths of several young people at the age of 13 to 21, who died within 18-month period. Each one of them had his/her own reasons or circumstances, and had been seeing mental health professionals for his/her mental illness. I heard people talking about what their parents should or could have done. This whole thing broke my heart. Since then, I have taken a few training course for suicide prevention. However, I don’t think t...Several years ago, our small town mourned for a series of the suicide deaths of several young people at the age of 13 to 21, who died within 18-month period. Each one of them had his/her own reasons or circumstances, and had been seeing mental health professionals for his/her mental illness. I heard people talking about what their parents should or could have done. This whole thing broke my heart. Since then, I have taken a few training course for suicide prevention. However, I don’t think this incident particularly motivates me. Whenever I look back, I’m filled with deep sorrow. Read More6 Reply Michele4 months agoMicheleMaybe those young suicide victims(or their families) chose to be organ/tissue donors and some good still came from their death. 1 Reply beckydriscoll4 months agobeckydriscollCruelty to man, animal or nature. In any form It makes me sick.. I am a problem solver by nature and circumstances so if there is anything I am able to do to aliviate the issue I will do so, if not I will agonize over it and pray. 7 Reply MelaD4 months agoMelaDAlzheimer’s and dementia patients, their caregivers and families. Losing beloved family members a piece at a time was heart wrenching. Being on the caregiving side motivated me to make self-care a priority in order to not loose myself so I could be fully present for my loved ones and for friends who are also on this wild ride. 7 Reply Mark Piper4 months agoMark PiperFailure. Especially my own failures, break my heart. The motivation this spurs is not always healthy as “diminishing,” “concealing,” “rationalizing,” or even acknowledging failure as a motive to not try or to welcome indifference are all in the repertoire. 6 Reply devy4 months agodevyWhat breaks my heart is seeing all the destructive behaviour we as humans are doing..the destruction of our our earth, by wars, raping nature and pollution, How we have deniers and anti maskers with all these conspiracy theories , world,leaders who are dividing their countries rather than bringing people together. It really saddens and angers me at the same time knowing that the all mighty buck overides human life but I also believe that the majority are loving caring people who do care. My moti...What breaks my heart is seeing all the destructive behaviour we as humans are doing..the destruction of our our earth, by wars, raping nature and pollution, How we have deniers and anti maskers with all these conspiracy theories , world,leaders who are dividing their countries rather than bringing people together. It really saddens and angers me at the same time knowing that the all mighty buck overides human life but I also believe that the majority are loving caring people who do care. My motivation is to continue being amongst the majority, to continue promoting and bringing positivity to others. I am looking for our actions to exemplify our collectiveness..I believe that gratitude and positivity and caring will overcome the negativity and evil Read More7 Reply Holly in Ohio4 months agoHolly in OhioWhat I do depends on IF I can do something about it. Sometimes I dig in and get to work, as in the case of climate change I know there are things I can do, like sustainable farming, planting a tree, not wasting food, teaching others, etc. But there are also times when things break my heart that I can't do anything about, like grief, or if it is someone I care about and I'm hurting for them, but have to sit by while they make poor choices, there is little I can do. The most dangerous of all...What I do depends on IF I can do something about it. Sometimes I dig in and get to work, as in the case of climate change I know there are things I can do, like sustainable farming, planting a tree, not wasting food, teaching others, etc. But there are also times when things break my heart that I can’t do anything about, like grief, or if it is someone I care about and I’m hurting for them, but have to sit by while they make poor choices, there is little I can do. The most dangerous of all for me is self-pity. And all of these things I think of as The Slippery Slope. There is a pit inside of me. If I get too close to the edge of these heartaches, I may start to slide in, and it can be a very deep pit and very hard to climb out. There are times, for me, anyway, when I’m right at the edge and I need to get back to solid ground. So when something starts breaking my heart, I ask myself, can I do something about it? If the answer is yes, even partially, then I do that. But if I answer myself no, then I need to step back from that slippery slope and find something I CAN do. Read More9 Reply Trish4 months agoTrishWhat breaks my heart: *children living in chaos, not knowing when they will eat, where they will sleep, when they will be subjected to violence *brutality of women, oftentimes by the hands of the man who says he loves her *amazing & beautiful people whose lives are nearly destroyed because of drugs These all prompt me to show up w/ compassion, challenge the status quo, explore alternatives & love generously. 8 Reply Mike S4 months agoMike SWhat breaks my heart is the unimaginable massive loss of animal and plant life as a result of human impact on planet earth. Humans evolved within A rich diversity of life so much of which is perishing. I have also been moved knowing about a horrible human trafficking that is going on in this world as well as the large volume of refugees and places like Syria. 8 Reply 333USA4 months ago333USAI know a family that has been devastated by inheritable mental illness. To make matters worse 5 years ago the father lost his job and then lost everything. His daughter is severely mentally ill with schizophrenia. His son is a rather remarkable human being who has fought through his mental illness and is now venturing into being self-employed. this week the son got in a car accident and lost his car. One of the great Christian Mystics St. John of the Cross referred to a time in our lives where...I know a family that has been devastated by inheritable mental illness. To make matters worse 5 years ago the father lost his job and then lost everything. His daughter is severely mentally ill with schizophrenia. His son is a rather remarkable human being who has fought through his mental illness and is now venturing into being self-employed. this week the son got in a car accident and lost his car. One of the great Christian Mystics St. John of the Cross referred to a time in our lives where we cannot see the goodness of God. He called it The Dark Night of the Soul. There was a time I had the financial wherewithal to just go out and buy Geoffrey another car but that all changed about 10 years ago. Unfortunately, battling depression myself ,I’m finding it hard to get motivated to do anything but to pray for them. Read More7 Reply Trish4 months agoTrishPray is a powerful tool💚 5 Reply Lioness4 months agoLionessThe battles we all face with mental health and the contemplation of suicide. My mother made many attempts to take her own life, my sister did take her own life and this year my brother tried to do so. I am now training to become a therapist, am in year one of a three year journey. 9 Reply Michele4 months agoMicheleMy son’s best friend, Josh, committed suicide this summer. I see many suicides in the tissue bank but at least they made that decision to help others and donate the gift of life. 1 Reply Trish4 months agoTrishWhat a beautiful way to honor your loved ones. 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