As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is AUTHENTICITY. As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person, [...]

The human capacity to care for others isn’t something trivial or something to be taken for granted. Rather, it is something we should cherish. Compassion is a marvel of human nature, a precious inner resource, and the foundation of our well-being and the harmony of our societies. If we seek happiness for ourselves, we should [...]

1.  It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return,   but what is more painful is to love someone and  never find the courage to let that person know  how you feel.   2.  A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who  means a lot to you, only to [...]

Someone telling me that they appreciate me or something I’ve done. Seriously, seems so small but causes such a warm feeling. When you forget it’s Friday in the middle of your work day, then as you are about to leave you remember. It’s like a miniature brain orgasm. Sitting on the grass on a slightly [...]

For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate [...]

(via) Sorry this is so long. But it seemed worth saying. As I’ve written elsewhere on Reddit, there was a time, in fact more than once, in which I faced similar circumstances. My parents died when I was a kid; after my mom died, I went to live with my grandmother. Six months later she [...]

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