Category: suffering
-
Even Amidst Tragedy, “All That We Are Arises With Our Thoughts”
·
by
When it comes to tragedy, loss or unexpected death (such as by accident, suicide, acts of violence, or natural disaster), our focus is naturally drawn toward what has been lost. In our shock and sadness, we find ourselves spending countless hours wondering why and speculating about how something like this could happen. In our anguish over these…
-
Wise Compassion
·
by
For some time I have been meaning to revise an old blog post of mine called What Does “Too Nice” Mean? I think the phrase “too nice” is an unfortunate one because I don’t think its actually possible to be so. Kindness, thoughtfulness, and compassion are wonderful strengths and the world could certainly use more. But, it…
-
The Suffering Sandwich
·
by
Imagine for a moment that suffering is like a sandwich. Some painful things are inevitable, unavoidable and outside of our control – such as the pain caused by other people’s actions and extraordinary events that occur. This is the bread in our suffering sandwich – after all, its just not a sandwich without the bread.…