Fireflies & Compassion

Fireflies flit in the woods just beyond my patio. Those flickers remind me of the divine spark within each of us.   Kabbalah names this glowing ember as the Sacred within us.  For me, our divine spark is the well of our compassion.  By keeping an open connection to the Sacred, I have constant access to limitless compassion response.

As the flickers jumped around the canvas of the woods, I imagined the flow of compassion as it moved from me to another soothing suffering. I could feel the compassionate response of others soothing me.  In all this alleviation of suffering, I felt the presence of the Sacred.

Compassion calls us to be in the moment.  Only in the present, are we are aware of the opportunities to share compassion and are able to respond compassionately in the moment. Each time we act compassionately, we create our connect-a-dot image of compassion.  The more we share compassion, the more we have, and our sphere of compassionate influence grows.  Each time we alleviate suffering, we find it easier to find the next dot of compassionate experience.  We stretch into places that call to our hearts.  In this stretching we become the best of who we are.

What does compassion want?  It is a question that I return to over and over again.  I believe that compassion wants me to chase those fireflies of opportunity; to share our compassion with each flicker we catch; and to co-create a world where compassion is…just because there is no other sustainable way of being.

Peace & All Good,

Vanessa

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