Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is sometimes difficult to view compassion and loving kindness as the strengths they are.
A compassionate mind is very difficult to cultivate because compassion demands a sense of equality between all living beings.
But my experience is that people who have been through painful, difficult times are filled with compassion.
When compassion wakes up in us, we find ourselves more willing to become vulnerable, to take the risk of entering the pain of others.
Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.
Compassion is the key to living outside the confines of your lower self.
When we're looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles.
We can learn the art of fierce compassion - redefining strength, deconstructing isolation and renewing a sense of community, practicing letting go of rigid us-vs.-them thinking - while cultivating power and clarity in response to difficult situations.
Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.
It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.