Whether we are talking about babies, life changes or ideas, everything is at its most vulnerable when it is new. That point of greatest openness and possibility is also the point of greatest fragility.
What new thing are you thing are you protecting so that it can grow and thrive?
On the Jewish Day of Atonement the community confesses together to a litany of sins—whether or not any given member of the community has actually committed those sins. The failings as well as the successes of the community are shared.
What failings or limitations of your community weigh on you?
How does a caterpillar become a butterfly? Yeah, I know about the whole chrysalis thing. But don’t forget that that stunning transformation would never be possible without a whole lot of leaf munching beforehand.
What daily details are you attending to that will allow for future transformation?
“We live in a time when science is validating what humans have known throughout the ages: that compassion is not a luxury; it is a necessity for our well-being, resilience, and survival.”
―Joan Halifax
How has an act of compassion nurtured your resilience?
It is possible to build tall buildings through the use of scaffolds—temporary structures that allow workers to climb up to where the building is not yet built. Most great ambitions require some sort of similar structure to allow the creation of something new.
What temporary structures aid you in building toward your goals?
