tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968668028921944619.post3457120913329227823..comments2022-11-06T04:40:20.201-05:00Comments on Setting The Spirit Free: Reading "How to be Sick" - Compassion Is Opening the HeartAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00316773327998836880noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968668028921944619.post-51260933881028463482011-03-28T15:13:59.997-04:002011-03-28T15:13:59.997-04:00Carol, just an observation about myself and my suf...Carol, just an observation about myself and my suffering (with Fibromyalgia, anxiety and depression) I find compassion for others much easier; I like your exercise in a previous post about using the golden rule with self talk very useful! The observation about myself that I wanted to share is that I derive comfort and strength when faced with challenging situations when shared by others Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109995426070103811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968668028921944619.post-21026542034833713582011-03-17T14:44:08.440-04:002011-03-17T14:44:08.440-04:00I love this quote, thanks for posting it. And yes...I love this quote, thanks for posting it. And yes, these kinds of thoughts do help, yet at the same time, they do not make me want to deny the reality of my life. Being no candidate for saint- or Buddha-hood, I find that an important part of my healing process is to acknowledge and name my feelings. If I do not allow for that, then I risk being in denial, where no healing is possible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316773327998836880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968668028921944619.post-58452802610242653952011-03-17T13:19:13.473-04:002011-03-17T13:19:13.473-04:00Today's quote on the Page-a-Day Zen Calendar i...Today's quote on the Page-a-Day Zen Calendar is by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi:<br /><br />"Renunciation is not giving up the things of this world, but accepting that they go away."<br /><br />Does it help to know that it's out of our hands?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com