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Practicing Compassion and Kindness

Every time I step on my yoga mat, my wise teacher reminds
the class, “Yoga is a practice.” 
I’ve learned that a “practice” means you
approach whatever you are doing without expectation, taking what comes in the
moment with gratitude.
It’s a simple concept but not always easy to do. My mind
likes to assess the status of the body and judge whether this will be a good or
bad day for yoga. But, really, is there ever a bad day for yoga? Ha!
The same could be said for compassion and kindness. It’s a
practice and there really isn’t a bad day or time to practice. Regardless of
what’s going on in your world, compassion and kindness, just like love, seem to
improve any situation even if it’s just your experience of it.
Last year I took a class with Rev. Pattie called Living My
Life Purpose. One of the practices in that class was to raise and praise people
and situations in our experience. At that time, I felt like I was living in my
car, driving my kids to and from three different schools and a variety of after
school activities nearly daily. I decided to start raising and praising all the
other drivers on the road. Out loud declaring, “I raise you and praise you!”
when someone cut me off. “I raise you and praise you!” when someone didn’t stop
at the intersection. “I raise you and praise you!” to the road workers causing
delays. First it added humor to the situation because my kids thought it was
hilarious, and second, 

it reminded me of the power I have in the moment
to
invite God into any situation by means of me.

In August, we are exploring the ideas of compassion and
kindness. How can you invite God into the moment by means of you through your
practice of compassion and kindness? How can you make your life more vibrant and alive by practicing compassion and kindness in the moments when it’s not easy?
If you are looking for some ideas, here are a bunch! Pick
something and do it, then share with us on our Facebook page how you noticed your life expand.

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Author: Juli Isola

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