“If we’re not at home with
the depth of our feelings, we’re likely to skirt the deep feelings of others. Do we love
ourselves / others only when we / they are feeling fine?”
“Don’t
we often try to secure happiness by fortifying ourselves against imperfection?"
Barasch MI. The Compassionate
Life: Walking the Path of Kindness. Berrett-Koehler, 2009.
There
is “… a longing for ways of speaking of the human experience of depth, meaning,
mystery, moral purpose, transcendence, wholeness, intuition, vulnerability,
tenderness, courage, the capacity to love … it arises from the hunger for authenticity, for correspondence
between one’s inner and outer lives. … there is a desire to break through into
a more spacious and nourishing conception of the common life we all share. …
trust, loyalty, and connection, find place and resonance."
Parks
SD. Big questions, worthy dreams. Mentoring young adults in their search for
meaning, purpose, and faith. John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco, 2000.
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