It isn't easy, is it? Our reflexes, when we feel harm, is to harm in return. That's a formula for endless cycles of harm, and no end to our problems.
What if we paused instead?
What if we increased the compassion instead of the vengeance?
Some problems simply require us to increase our compassion to find the solution.
As hard as that sounds, it's easier in the long term.
How can you increase your compassion toward that tough problem today?
-- Douglas Brent Smith
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