Day 140 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening When Compassion is Your First Response
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Lesson 140: When Compassion is Your First Response...
As we learn to live with more compassion, you would start to see a change in your body. We should start to approach situations with compassion rather than pain. You might even notice that compassion is now your default response. We live with a more open heart when we practise in this way. Pain leaves us restricted and closed off.
Today we are to close our eyes and think about “any areas of contraction”. We are to expand those areas and if slip out of compassion, to breathe, focus and then try expanding the area again.
The first area of contraction that came to mind is my work place. I decided to send some healing energy that way and hope that we can all lift our morale in a really tough situation. I imagined some nice glowing light just filling the work space. I hope that we can move forward positively, that people have the skills to take the department where it needs to go and that the anger and resentment goes away.
I know this wasn’t part of the exercise, but I sent healing to my friend. He recently moved back to Melbourne after some unfortunate circumstances involving his money being dwindled in an unfair manner. I asked that he gets a job, settles back into Melbourne quite nicely and that he can move on from his bad situation. I know the focus was on self but I needed to do that for a friend.
If my work situation improves, that will help to overall mental wellbeing for myself and everyone involved. We have been screwed around for 6 months and things seem to be picking back up again. We need a boost to keep having the motivation to even come to work. I hope for positive steps forward.
How can you expand today with compassion?