How obvious is for our yearning to truly feel safe with one another!
Physically doesn't count here in this class, but emotionally it certainly does and it's a a goal, one that can be met.

Perhaps along with checking in our bats while walking into class, we should leave our judgments and comparisons?
Please, let's not read about another's pain and think ours is less important. Or more important...

It's not a game when it comes to finding our own path of healing. It's not sternly serious, either. Bits and pieces of humor can be found strewn along paths; I am one of the best in finding macabre humor when I fall flat on my butt.
It's an ample arse so I almost always have a tiny bruise and can say, "That went well, didn't it?"
**But--pun intended--I can say it. To myself, not to others. Know me well enough and you can say it to me.
**Find even an itty-bitty bit of humor as you walk along. Don't self flagellate because you tripped over something new, or old. We all do it. We do better next time...perhaps using a special sort of flashlight would work...
A flashlight that does not glare on our faults; it shines! on our goodness, our efforts, our steadfastness.

Please don't judge where I am in my path and I won't do it to you , either.
Yes, we walk solitary paths, but they are parallel paths. Close enough that we can reach out and grab the one who is about to fall...we catch each other, we don't sermonize or belittle.
Doing so may hurt that person for awhile, it will hurt the judge even more. For a longer time...and it grows until we acknowledge our failure to understand and then make amends.

Ask for pain and it shall come to you...ridicule and a pompous attitude are definitely invitations to Pain, Embarrassment, and Grief...we may be throwing away our right to ask for support when we need it.

Book learning has never been my favorite or best way of learning.
Listening with my heart is one of the best.
Keeping my mouth shut when another is sharing is another good way.
Not playing Can You Top This is a grand way of putting things in perspective, isn't it?

Remember Fulghums's book,
"All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten."
Simple but profound truths.
Hopefully, it's all right to post this link to some of his quotes.
Many apply to me, where I am or where I need to be

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/au...t_fulghum.html

What ones touched that spot within you and woke you up?

In Peace

Catherine

"Walk a mile in my shoes
Just walk a mile in my shoes
Before you abuse, criticize and accuse
Then walk a mile in my shoes."