I visited my physician a couple of days ago for my six-month checkup. I already knew what I wanted to talk about before I even walked into the office… my weight. My physician didn’t even attempt to soothe my ego or placate me with flattering words like the nurse did when she took my blood […]
Category: Compassion
A Bridge Built from Compassion Will Never Collapse
Today, my husband and I took his mother grocery shopping. She is well into her silver years, and does not move as quickly as one would hope. Every decision is deeply contemplated and often forgotten later, every movement is deliberate and cautious, and random items that catch her eye will be the subject of a […]
The Unexpected Face of Compassion
A couple of months ago, I was cleaning up our yard when I encountered something that deeply saddened me. A tiny deformed baby bird was lying dead, a few feet from a nest that a robin had built on the porch light of our back porch many moons ago. This nest has been used every […]