Petunia,

Your post has made some real sense. If a person does not have the capacity for compassion or empathy then they cannot recognise what is going on for others and that another peoples struggles are just as valid.

I suppose a person like that would feel that thier interpretation of events is THE only interpretation of events.

It feels to me that it is crucial to be open to all ways of being. It feels crucial to be able to accept that one person needs this and another needs that. Noone is right and noone is wrong. We are all different and the real development comes when we can accept everyone without pointing fingers.

Its like if a person is afraid. Well some may need to sit down and write what it is they are afraid of, others may need to visualise a place that it is safe to be afraid in, but what ever the need, both are dealing with the feelings of fear, its just that they come from different angles.

I really feel its imprortant to allow everyone to move forward in their own way and have to say that what is good for one may not be good for another. The world is a big place dont you think and we all travel a different road.

Thank you for your reply Petunia. It has really made something clear for me and I will conserve my energy for healing in a way that feels right for me.

As always petunia, you hit the nail on the head.

Audrey