Compassion

"Compassion is giving others (and author would add - ourselves) the benefit of the doubt, withholding judgment, holding harmless, and wishing well."  Dr. Jim Lockard

A morning's reading was about how we are called to honor our bodies.  Only we know when we have had enough, endured enough, given enough.  When we reach the time for a change in services for the person for whom we are caregivers, it is important that we have compassion for ourselves.  It is easy for others to think they might know the best decision for us, but only we can know for ourselves.  An important criteria in this decision is, 'how am I doing?'.  Really, how am I doing?  It seems to me that a decision truly based in love and honor of oneself, is the best decision for others as well.  Today let us monitor what our body is telling us about what we need, and let us honor that.  It is the ultimate in self-compassion.