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"We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us."
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"Because no one is walking in your shoes, only you feel the sores on your feet."
"When someone is suffering, there is a deep, visceral reaction in the core of our being, a flood of empathy and a frightfully desperate compulsion to give aid."
"Why must you know the details of my troubles to have compassion? Is it not enough to show compassion simply because you know that everyone has troubles?"
"Appreciate youthfulness and empathize with elderly people."
"When good people consider you the bad guy, you develop a heart to help the bad ones. You actually understand them."
"One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. The disappointments of life, the injustices, the battering events that are beyond our control, and the betrayals we endure, from those we befriended and loved, can make us cynical and turn our hearts into flint " on which only the matches of anger and bitterness can be struck into flame. By their delight in being with us, the reliable sunniness of their disposition, the joy they bring to playtime, the curiosity with which they embrace each new experience, dogs can melt cynicism,and sweeten the bitter heart."
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"When we are willing to explore our own experiences, we open the doorway to deeper connection and intimacy."
"You can see your thoughts and emotions arise & create space for them even if they are uncomfortable."
"Vulnerability in the face of constant change is what we share, whatever our present condition."
"Respecting differences while gaining insight into our essential connected-ness, we can free ourselves from the impulse to rigidly categorize the world in terms of narrow boundaries and labels."
"Grief helps us to relinquish the illusion that the past could be different from what it was."
"Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between what's happening and the stories we tell ourselves about what's happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often such stories treat a fleeting state of mind as if it were our entire and permanent self."
"The mind thinks thoughts that we don't plan. It's not as if we say, 'At 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred."
"Self-love is an unfolding process that gains strength over time, not a goal with a fixed end point."
"Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can't be rushed or engineered."
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