Self compassion is the root of all compassion. Through compassionate eyes, we can accept
that we are truly a work in progress.
Without this acceptance, we are stuck in a mire of loss and hurt. As our compassion flows from our eyes, we see
our woundedness swirling around us. In
that moment when we are face-to-face with our hurts do we realize that the
first step to healing the world is to heal our self.
Jewish mysticism provides two ways of healing. One, tikkun olam repairs the world. The other, tikkun hanefesh repairs the
self. Neither are quick fixes; both are
part of our life long journeys of healing.
While neither is likely to restore us to our original being, each is a
way of making us whole.
Earlier today a friend talked about “working on our own stuff.”
This is exactly what tikkun hanefesh is requiring of us. For me, repairing myself begins with self
compassion. It is a centering and
calming balm that invites us to look with courage and curious daring at our
life.
While it may be easy to admit that we need to change, the
step to begin that healing must be taken with courage and curious daring. Both are necessary when we live from this stance
of tikkun hanefesh. In moments of
curious daring, courage ignites our divine spark in a flurry of healing. In this healing we transform.
Through healing we return to a whole. This healing does not impel us to become a
carbon copy of what we were. Through
healing we fill with the power of our potential. With this potential, we reconnect with our
spark. A flare goes forth joining us
with the sparks of others, of creation.
We become part of tikkun olam. We
become a repairer of the world by repairing our self.
May we journey with tikkun hanefesh,
Vanessa
Vanessa is a Intuitive Healer, Community Builder, and
Compassionista, and Author of Engaging Compassion Through Intent & Action
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