All tagged social justice
“Whenever we've talked about community of care, it's really been talking about how the systems have been built against us and how we're pushed to be independent, very productive.
And “self-care” is a form of just putting a bandaid on yourself when that's really not a way to have longevity within any sort of field; especially in something where you're caring for other people.”
We are at a pivotal moment in our society and we have big issues to face. What is the avenue out of this darkness?
Can the practice of meditation change the world? What makes mindfulness a revolution? What place does mindfulness have in a revolution?
By maintaining mindfulness even amid the challenges of our own uncomfortability we learn to tolerate it. This can then be applied to the pain, frustration, and unease of the dualities of life. The dualities of this challenging moment in time.
In response to the pain of the world, I return again (and again and again and again) to lovingkindness. It breeds compassion. It makes it impossible to ignore our interconnection:
For the many communities impacted by violence and oppression:
May you experience healing.
May you be healthy.
May you be safe.
May you know peace.
For the families who have lost loved ones to disease:
May you experience healing.
May you be healthy.
May you be safe.
May you know peace.
For all of us:
May we experience healing.
May we be healthy.
May we be safe.
May we know peace.
