Posts Tagged ‘compassion’
sheltering in place
“Barn’s burnt down – Now I can see the moon” (Mizuta Masahide) As I sit here cocooning in my favourite wrap, on the cusp of another probable lockdown, I am contemplating the coming winter and feeling in need of a sheltering plan. The impact of being more housebound than usual with still limited…
Read Moreoh, how you shine!
As the fuss and fluster of the end of school season settles, a calmness that comes from being back in the quiet space of my own making moves through me, like a welcome summer breeze. The rare treat of a second, unhurried cup of morning coffee is accompanied by reading a work of fiction while…
Read Morewalking wounded
They sling uninformed arrows from empty quivers. They find fault in everyone else but themselves. They sting others quickly to prevent themselves from being stung. They tend to see themselves repeatedly as the victim of someone else’s crime. They fail to see kindness, compassion or joy. Or if they do see something even lightly…
Read Morewithholding judgment (revisited)
In a small exam room, I was overseeing a group of students who, due to any number of physical or cognitive challenges, were being assessed in a smaller, quieter space away from the large auditorium of exam writers. Some of the student behaviour I witnessed was completely expected and predictable for this demographic of…
Read Morewithholding judgment
here comes the judge This is, by far, the most challenging part of my practice, currently. And my life. Since forever. My reaction is often swift, heavy-handed and, in my own distorted mind, is completely justified because it is based solely on principle. The principle according to me. i had hoped practice would help…
Read Moreyou are everyone
You are every parent you will ever have. You are every child you will ever parent. You are every student you will ever teach. You are every teacher you will ever have. You are every brother, sister, friend, lover you will ever know. You are every person you will ever meet. How does…
Read Morehow to deal with negativity
People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die. (Plato) Not sure out of what side of the bed Plato rolled the morning he penned this little nugget of positivity but it seemed he…
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