As it turns out, you needn’t travel far to experience your smallness. To build the deep empathy that comes from interactions with complete strangers.
I’m just home from sharing space with complete strangers, for four days, all doing tough inner work. As I sat and listened to the weight of tragedy that is carried day in and day out, I was filled not only with a sense of sadness, but also wonder. How do we walk by each other EVERY DAY, some of us with gaping holes, still smiling, still pretending to be ok? Why must we reach the point of complete sickness to acknowledge all we carry. Wouldn’t regular community meetings, where we are vulnerable enough to be real, make our global society a better place to exist?
That is so true! I imagine we have been lead into a vicious cycle, by years of confused generations. I don't blame the rest but the moment you make that realisation like you said, we have the responsability to share and be completly honest. And especially to be receptive when someone opens up to you! What a wonderfull tought Sandy, thanks!
The feeling you describe ~ ahhh
As it turns out, you needn’t travel far to experience your smallness. To build the deep empathy that comes from interactions with complete strangers.
I’m just home from sharing space with complete strangers, for four days, all doing tough inner work. As I sat and listened to the weight of tragedy that is carried day in and day out, I was filled not only with a sense of sadness, but also wonder. How do we walk by each other EVERY DAY, some of us with gaping holes, still smiling, still pretending to be ok? Why must we reach the point of complete sickness to acknowledge all we carry. Wouldn’t regular community meetings, where we are vulnerable enough to be real, make our global society a better place to exist?
That is so true! I imagine we have been lead into a vicious cycle, by years of confused generations. I don't blame the rest but the moment you make that realisation like you said, we have the responsability to share and be completly honest. And especially to be receptive when someone opens up to you! What a wonderfull tought Sandy, thanks!