Favorite Quote #3 – Compassion

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded.

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It’s a relationship between equals.

Only when we know our own darkness well, can we be present with the darkness of others.

Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.

~ Pema Chodron

Favorite Quote #2 – In Honor of Intuition

 “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”

~ Albert Einstein

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