Tag Archives: Compassion

Suicide Prevention – Compassion

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Joel

Suicide Prevention In his suicide note Phillip Herron said his family would be better off if he wasn’t there any more. Phillip Herron was a 34 year old guy you might pass on the street without seeing. Just a single … Continue reading →

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Gratitude Platitude Shmatitude

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Joel

Gratitude a Lot of Platitudes? Saying I’m grateful doesn’t mean much when I am bitter about my abusive childhood. Even if I leave my childhood somewhat behind, I am not the warm, tender, caring and loving man I would choose … Continue reading →

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Compassion for Anger

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Joel

I’ve dealt with ferocious anger – rage – for much of my life. No therapy could sooth the beast. It was that; a beast, a raging monster.

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Enlightenment

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Joel

Though I am Jewish, I used to be envious of people who believed in Christ and could surrender their angst to him. I was not religious and was full of angst. So I could never have imagined experiencing bodhi, an … Continue reading →

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