Julanne's Village Jewels

BLUE SKY VINE I have been AWARE of and actually studying about the truth about COMPASSION. Just what is  COMPASSION and how do I use  it? It seems illusive to me, slippery and mysterious. COMPASSION I am discovering is the deep, sincere feeling  within when someone is truly SUFFERING and can't help themselves.  COMPASSION is the act of seeing  another person, wild life, living entity that is in pain beyond description. It is 'walking in another's shoes'. Experiencing another's situation that is beyond our own experience or ever thinking in some cases. We also need to have COMPASSION for ourselves when things are going a bit bumpy.  I have understood EMPATHY to be a feeling for oneself, COMPASSION, a feeling for someone else. I just watched a woman named Joan Halifax on YouTube talking about COMPASSION in such a way that I was able to fully grasp her words with such deep meaning, I was moved to tears.  She asked the question, why isn't it a part of ones training

                                                                                      BUCKEYE CHANGES This has been a monumental time of many CHANGES for all of us. We are in this MILIEU together! Each one of us is dealing with personal issues of different kinds as well as national and global  issues that are unsurpassed as far as I can see. I feel like I'm about to have a baby in a very few   days! High anticipation indeed! I am used to CHANGE, learning how to deal with it very well ( looking back on it that is) but the  upcoming election and the days ahead feels much different to me this time. I keep asking myself,"What can I do to help? I have voted, I have spoken about my feelings with some people, I have asked for  guidance both personal and nationwide, worldwide in fact. I feel a bit at a loss and confused as to what  I  can do now to make a differnce? After listening to a very wise teacher in a Zoom call today, I was reminded, once again, that I can stay  AWARE of what