Karyn

“When you connect with your own suffering, reflect that countless beings at this very moment are feeling exactly what you feel. Their story line is different, but the feeling of pain is the same. When”
― Pema Chödrön, Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living

“You can find your family wherever you need them because when it comes down to it, we are all spiritually connected.”
― Susan Peters, Sweet Liberia, Lessons from the Coal Pot

“True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings.”
― Pema Chodron, Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living

“It's the treasure in the empty field; it's worth selling everything to own--your entertainment, your 401(k) or your registered retirement savings plan, your home, your comfort, the sand where you stick your head, your last word, your right answers, your safe and predictable nice little life centered on avoiding heartbreak or inconvenience to your schedule.”
― Sarah Bessey, Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women