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"Compassion can never coexist with judgement because judgment creates distance and distinction, which prevents us from really being with the other."
— Oct 17, 2017 08:39AM
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Kayla Roth
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"Caregiving is, finally, receiving God's blessing from those to whom we give care. What is this blessing! It is a glimpse of the face of God."
— Oct 17, 2017 01:16PM
Kayla Roth
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"The negotiation of the carer/cared-for relationship is a delicate one. How those who are ill manage it with so much grace is a source of wonder to me. My own vulnerabilities are not so trustingly offered."
— Oct 17, 2017 08:50AM
Kayla Roth
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"One of the most beautiful characteristics of the compassionate life is that there is always a mutuality of giving and receiving."
— Oct 17, 2017 08:49AM
Kayla Roth
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"Caregiving is a deeply ingrained human response to suffering. We want to ease pain, to restore calm and peace to those in need. But caregiving takes a toll. There is often a huge cost to the caregiver, and sometimes the care we give springs not from a well of love and altruism but from a bitter sea of resentful duty and obligation."
— Oct 17, 2017 08:43AM
