“Perhaps the final step in the healing of all wounds is the discovery of the capacity for compassion, an intuitive knowing that no one is singled out in their suffering, that all living beings are vulnerable to loss, attachment and limitation. It is only in the presence of compassion that we can show our wounds without diminishing our wholeness. For those who have compassion, woundedness is not a place of judgment but a place of genuine meeting.
Quote from MY GRANDFATHER’S BLESSINGS: Stories of Strength, Refuge and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Remen
REFLECTION:
- Do you have a wound that taught you a lesson?
- Examine a current ‘wound.” How can this show you the way to compassion?
- How can you reframe your woundedness to a place of authentic meeting?
