Awaken Compassion

“I yearn to be held

In the great hands of your heart —

Oh let them take me now.

Into them I place these fragments, my life….”

— Rilke

The heartache of a broken heart.

Sharp.

Shallow, breath-holding.

Pain.

Underneath the fold of my left breast.

I breathe.

I let my broken heart know,

I care about your heartache.

I feel a space open up in my belly.

My breath deepening.

I ask my heart, “What would being caring with you look like right now?”

Be tender and present with me, it replies. A bath in candlelight would feel caring.

It can often be challenging to offer ourselves compassion.

We can spend a ton of energy minimizing our suffering, avoiding it, numbing it, over-complicating it, when the beauty is that when we care about our suffering - it becomes the gateway to radical acceptance + awakening Compassion.

When you find yourself challenged this week, asked yourself,

What would being caring with myself look like right now?

It may surprise you.

Share answers and experiences that come forward for you in the comments on the website.

With Deep Love + Reverence,

Billy