Daily Question, August 13 Who needs my compassion right now? How can I show it? 21 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. Lisa Alvarado4 days agoLisa AlvaradoMy husband and friends, and…myself. My grief doesn’t give me permission to be cruel to them or uncaring, though. 1 Reply Michele5 days agoMicheleI flew up to Pennsylvania this morning to go to a cousins bridal shower and also get to visit my daughters. On the flight,one of the passengers I overheard mention she had anxiety with people- she was telling this to the person she was sitting next to (she was across from me). I offered a silent blessing for her that she have calmness and peace. I remember someone mentioning on the site before about silent blessings and that just makes me smile so I was happy to do it. 4 Reply Ose5 days agoOseTo convey to the ones concerned, ” I feel for you. My heart is deeply with you in this. Don´t give up, my dear one. Deep inside you may know that things will change again. If you allow, am alongside with you, dear friend”. 2 Reply Don Jones5 days agoDon JonesI am not sure than anyone needs “my” compassion. If an opportunity arose where I could do what is necessary for another, that I would do. But otherwise, perhaps not. 1 Reply pkr5 days agopkrI believe we all need compassion. There is a lot going on in this big beautiful world & many of us, most of us, got a lot going on too. We desperately need more compassion, more love, more kindness, more understanding in the world. ❤️🙏❤️ 4 Reply Mica5 days agoMicaWe all do – here’s what I just posted in the Lounge: Greater Good in Action posted a 5 min exercise: a Fierce Self-Compassion Break – with some scientific evidence, in the pdf, that it’s helpful – https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/fierce_self_compassion_break?utm_source=Greater+Good+Science+Center&utm_campaign=6c5e39d4f1-GGIA_Newsletter_August_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5ae73e326e-6c5e39d4f1-57450167 2 Reply Carol5 days agoCarolMica, AMEN! 2 Reply Mica5 days agoMicaThanks, Carol – I wasn’t sure if anyone would be able to make use of the cumbersome link, but indeed it leads to where I wanted, when I copy it to a new page in my browser. 1 Reply dragonfly5 days agodragonflyMy boss who is shouldering a lot of additional responsibilities and is quite overwhelmed. He is making life miserable for everybody which is not what he usually does but what probably stems from his own burden. Patience and forgiveness might be the things to offer in compassion. 2 Reply Rabbit6 days agoRabbitMy friend whose husband is in the hospital and soon moving to rehab. Keep in touch. 3 Reply Laura6 days agoLauraEveryone needs compassion. We all experience challenging circumstances and events, even if an individual I meet does not share what those are. I try to extend respect and kindness. 4 Reply devy6 days agodevyTwo individuals. My father I law who at 80 years of age fractured 4 ribs falling off his bike and a friend of mine who is about to go through his 5th skin cancer treatment. We have been staying with my father in law. I’ve been helping out with house cleaning, meals and outside chores. I sent messages of prayers and support to my friend with skin cancer. He is a very spiritual person but I know that he appreciates my kindness. 3 Reply sunnypatti6 days agosunnypattiI’m not sure, but I am sure that I will be shown when/as it is needed. How? That will also be shown when needed. PS – I’m with Kevin 🙂 5 Reply EJP6 days agoEJPEveryone needs compassion and I will show it by being silent and just listening. 6 Reply Kevin6 days agoKevinI trust that the “who,” as in who needs compassion, and the “how” of it, will reveal itself as this new day unfolds. Note: This is a repeat question that seems to roll around more often than most, and it always makes me feel somewhat uneasy. While the question itself is rooted in kindness, when set to words something about it feels off. For starters, I would never use the actual name of a person that I know needs compassion. That feels like an invasion of their personal privacy. Secon...I trust that the “who,” as in who needs compassion, and the “how” of it, will reveal itself as this new day unfolds. Note: This is a repeat question that seems to roll around more often than most, and it always makes me feel somewhat uneasy. While the question itself is rooted in kindness, when set to words something about it feels off. For starters, I would never use the actual name of a person that I know needs compassion. That feels like an invasion of their personal privacy. Secondly, the “how can I show it” sounds to me like “performance kindness,” designed for show and to boost the ego of the giver over the receiver. Read More6 Reply Carol5 days agoCarolKevin, Your reply reminds me of what I learned in religion class as a youngster. There is egoic action and apostolic action and they are not the same. EGO “edges God out.” It’s a feel good. Apostolic action is to be a willing instrument of the flow of grace which is always available in the moment. Performance v.s. Process. The inner battle to recognize our motivation! Life says BE love. No performance needed. 1 Reply Kevin5 days agoKevinThank you Carol, that logic sounds spot on to me as well! 1 Reply Rabbit6 days agoRabbitHave the people who manage the site ever solicited questions from the people who are answering the questions? 2 Reply Kevin5 days agoKevinHello Rabbit, I think that they do from time to time. 2 Reply Rabbit5 days agoRabbitThanks Kevin. I better think one up. 1 Reply Kristi5 days agoKristiGood Morning Rabbit and Kevin – I am just noticing your comments and exchange and want you to know that you will actually be seeing a question coming up within the next week or so that will be asking you to think about a question that provokes you to reflect gratefully on life, or which adds helpful perspective, etc. We want to generate some new questions for when we launch the refreshed website and thought this would be good timing. 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