compassion | compassion
Feb.19.2009
Miserable people don’t want to be that way. Generally, there’s something going on that’s making them miserable. That’s something my Mom used to say. Then she’d prove it, time and again. A churlish cashier didn’t have a chance.
“You probably don’t mean to be, but you’re not being very nice,”...
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Feb.12.2009
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Feb.05.2009
Inspiration Close to Home
Whenever I was feeling despair, whether I was afraid, looking for comfort, love, or security, I always tried to remember my favorite saint: my own mother. She had always managed to smile and give a kind...
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Jan.28.2009
On the 22nd January, 30 people came to a meeting in Bristol (UK) to hold the people of Israel and Palestine in their hearts during this time of terrible conflict. Called by 3 friends (2 Jews and a Quaker), the purpose was to infuse public opinion with compassion. Why? Because we cannot even think...
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Dec.23.2008
In the late morning of Thursday, November 7, 1996, Jaja Anucha Wachuku, my father's elder brother - my uncle - whom I was so close to went the way of all mankind. He was 78 having been born in 1918. I was devastated; but took firm courage knowing that within the depths of my soul lies the...
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Dec.19.2008
I climbed into the driver’s seat of Jaws, our 1995 Ford Explorer--the gas-guzzling “Great White.” The steering wheel practically pressed against my chest but I still had to stretch my right leg to reach the fuel and break pedals. The automatic garage door rattled open and Jaws roared...
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Dec.16.2008
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if their be any virtue, and if their be any praise, think on these things (Philippians 4:8)....
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Dec.03.2008
It's been a very tiring week so far and I am almost out of strength. Just imagine doing the job of seven people on your own! I am just physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted! I am just amazed how I can even keep up with myself. God is really true to his word when He says that His strength...
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Oct.29.2008
Feelings of Discomfort…Blessed Emotion
I've come to understand that often the things we think are causing us pain that results from someone else’s actions or behavior are actually caused by our own thoughts about these incidents. This means that instead of looking outside us for the cause of...
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Oct.25.2008
Your eyes signifiesevery word ever neededto describe the look of loveSensitivity and compassionwritten all over your faceSeduction in your eyes and, your facetransforms me to a totallydifferent place, different timeanother state of minddraining every ounce of my existencereplacing it with the...
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