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Butterfly Journal: Compassion (Month 7, Late Entry)

Butterfly Journal, month 7 prompt: We’ve all grown over the past half-year. We’ve come to understand ourselves better by looking deep within. From this depth of understanding, we can now begin to grow outwards into our personal environment and into the … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal 11th Month: Love (Entry #1)

Month 11 prompt: What a journey this has been! We have turned within ourselves for deep self-evaluation. We have developed skills and tools to continue to understand ourselves and our relationships with others and the planet. We have begun to reach … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal: Compassion (Entry #2)

In this month’s Butterfly Journal prompt I stated: Our empathic understanding of others’ suffering opens our hearts to compassion. Let’s explore deeper into what that actually means: what is empathy, and what is compassion?  The word “empathy” comes from the Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια (empatheia), meaning: in … Continue reading

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Butterfly Journal: Patience (Entry #3)

This month’s journal prompt on patience, has gotten me to not only think about or review the things that help me to practice patience, but it has also reminded me of someone who was a teacher of patience for me. … Continue reading

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Peace at Home

This month’s Bloggers for Peace Challenge is Peace at Home. Having a peaceful home life makes us more likely to extend that peace outside the home, much like having inner peace is a key to having world peace. But how do we … Continue reading

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The Way of the Bodhisattva, the Way of Peace

Bodhisattvas, wisdom or enlightenment beings, are                                                            those who wish to be … Continue reading

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No Ordinary Teacher

Sometimes a mentor or teacher will come into                                                                 … Continue reading

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What Is Love?

As we approach Valentine’s Day, many of us are planning                                                     and preparing to celebrate love, … Continue reading

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Pilgrimage to the Divine: Transcending the Ego

This past week was the annual Islamic Hajj,                                                                 … Continue reading

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To Love Is To Be Responsible

Many of us go through our daily lives saying:                                                               … Continue reading

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