Day 135 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Take a Moment Today...

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Lesson 135: Take a Moment Today...

Today we are to hold compassion for someone or something that has bothered us. It is all about lifting the vibration. When we live with compassion, even in those moments that test us or triggers some emotional reaction or feeling, we don’t feel as bad when we apply compassion to those situations. We can make the vibrational shift whenever we want.

Today I thought of a situation that happened a couple of years ago where I was sexually harassed… some would say assaulted but that’s open for interpretation. The instance was a co-worker got too drunk, decided it was okay to inappropriately touch my best friend and then decided to slip his fingers a bit too far near my vagina, which was a violation of my body and personal boundaries. It was a debacle at the time, but when I complained to HR, my case was pretty much won because of people confirming the story. There were comments made such as “you don’t want to ruin peoples lives” “he was drunk, it’s okay” and I was made to feel bad because of what he did. I stood my ground however and was not going to back down on this fight. This person has a wife and kids and somehow that was my problem? It’s odd how humans work – man violates my body so therefore I must feel sorry for him…

Anyway, this came up in conversation today with a friend. Can’t remember the context but it was the first thing that came to mind when having to apply compassion for someone today. This is a huge ask of me because I still have mixed feelings of the situation. I hold compassion for myself but also this man. I hope he one day gains the understanding that his actions has consequences. I also hope he doesn’t do this to someone else and his family do not suffer for it. He comes from another country and culture where women are subjugated, so I really hope he one day sees women as equals. As I type this, it’s a nice thought if all of these thoughts flow through his mind. If I envision it, maybe it will happen.