Loving-Kindness is not complicated. It’s quite simple. Yet we complicate it with distortions, biases, projections, outdated belief systems, and judgements — even hatred — of the perceived “other.” The capital T “Truth” of it all, though, is that we are somehow all the same, all perfectly imperfect beings moving around in earthly bodies on this planet. There isn’t really an “other”… just other perspectives.
And it’s also deeply true that we are each vastly unique, carrying hugely important distinctions, such as lineages, cultures, experiences, a variety of authentic embodiments etc.
And yet, we are the same. We are all human beings. We all house a soul. We all long for love in some form. We all are born, live, and then die, learning and growing and expressing, until we rejoin the universe in a different form.
Our precious lives are better lived with a practice of being kind to ourselves and others. This practice doesn’t have to be an act of perfection. It’s a compass. It’s a practice for when we fall into what can often feel like the harsh brutalities of the world. And it starts with our own inner worlds.
From a kinder inner world, we can celebrate both the differences and the sameness we see in our outer world.
I find myself on a continual journey of self love and compassion, and hope to be for the rest of my life. I trust that through offering these qualities to myself, I can somehow make the world a safer place for others to show up as they are, and that I can better support or be present with whomever is around me.
Let’s work towards a more compassionate world.
