Compassion

"We survive . . . . and then we die." Ojibway Elder

Knowing that no one gets out of here alive can help us have compassion for ourselves and others.  Yes, ourselves first, because when we are compassionate toward ourselves, we can be compassionate toward all others.  Too much of what we have experienced in life has been the result of self hatred projected out onto others.  The criticism of others is often based in a person's own self hatred, and the intolerance we have toward others is based in our own intolerance of ourselves.  When Jesus said in the bible that we must become as little children to enter the kingdom of heaven, this is perhaps what he meant.  Little children do not have self doubt until they learn it from the feedback of others.  Our life journey is to come back into healthy self acceptance.  All creation benefits when we like ourselves.  Truly like ourselves.