TEALarbor stories’
Monday Musings are quotes, poems, & practices offering simple ways to
explore the ecotone of the inner/outer landscape.
On the occasional fifth Monday of the
month, I offer a globally sustaining practice to benefit all beings.
Just over two years ago, TEALarbor stories joined as a partner with the Charter for
Compassion working locally and globally to foster a
more loving, friendly, tolerant world. Feeling
compassion and behaving compassionately grow from the seed of gratitude. We nurture compassion for ourselves in order to augment compassion in the
world.
In celebration of this shared commitment, here are twenty-five simple
ways you and I can be more compassionate today:
Do a random act
of kindness.
Refrain from a
self-deprecating remark.
Find something
we have in common with a person we dislike.
Take one thing
off our to-do list.
Do a kind deed
completely anonymously.
Reach out to a
loved one you haven’t seen in a while.
Pet an animal.
Plant a tree.
Write a thank
you note.
Make some beauty
(art, music, a meal, gardening).
Sit silently for
fifteen minutes.
Pause before
saying something urgent.
Pray for
somebody else.
Pray for ourselves.
Finish a
project.
Join a group.
Dance, sing,
write, play an instrument, recite a poem for someone.
Clean up a mess
that bothers those around us.
Learn one truth
about a culture, faith tradition, or region different from our own.
Smile at a
stranger.
Drive within the
speed limit.
Let somebody in
line behind us go first.
Extend a
compliment.
Listen deeply to
somebody.
Put away our
phone when we’re out in public.
Thank you for
joining in this vital endeavor! May you feel loved as you offer love today.
All blog images created & photographed by Jennifer J. Wilhoit unless otherwise noted. Please circulate images with photo credit: "©2016 JenniferJWilhoit/TEALarbor stories. AllRightsReserved."
