#lovingkindness

  1. Dalai Lama

    Genuine compassion must have both wisdom and lovingkindness. That is to say, one must understand the nature of the suffering from which we wish to free others (this is wisdom), and one must experience deep intimacy and empathy with other sentient beings (this is lovingkindness). ~

  2. See that unwieldy jade plant behind the loveseat? The one that weighs 75 pounds and will survive a nuclear holocaust? It came to live with me probably 15 years ago, courtesy of my soon-to-be 96yo stepdad. It had belonged to his first wife, Alice, who I never met. (He and my mom w

  3. Seeing the Light

    Prepared vocal ministry, Friends church, Sunday, November 19, 2023 #peace #community #originalcontent #truth #lovingkindness #wholeness Here we are at the beginning of a holiday week! Do you feel thankful for what’s coming? For some, this week will involve lots of cooking, convers

  4. The Worth of Things

    Prepared vocal ministry, Friends church, Sunday, November 5, 2023 #value #community #economy #peace #lovingkindness #identity #hope Driving past a farm on a still-dark morning on my way to work one day last week, I noticed that eaves of the barn on the side facing the house were s

  5. The love is always there

    Our newest chaplain, a young man who has a warm-and-happy Santa Claus kind of energy 🥰 just told me a beautiful story about a recent moment with a patient's family. They were attending a care plan meeting at a memory care facility and one of the patient's four adult kids mentione

  6. As I was leaving tonight, I stopped in our Clinical Director's office. I had my backpack and a bag and a big crock pot I'd brought today with soup for the volunteers' lunch. Our young (mid20s) coordinator asked if I needed help taking things out to the car. I thanked her and sai

  7. Hearts for hospice

    So incredibly grateful for our wonderful hospice volunteers. 💕 Today we gathered around a big table and shared lunch while we talked about upcoming holiday events. It was so good to be together, face to face, laughing and telling stories, talking about meaningful moments and how

  8. Such a kind face, you might not realize you were looking at a feral cat...
Shy feral tabby cat for #whiskerswednesday Be kind to all sentient beings. Lovingkindness is the way. 🫶 #catsofpost