The fight for caregiver rights has foundations in various justice movements, combining racial justice, gender justice, immigrant justice, disability justice, labor & economic justice, and elder justice.
Read moreLittle, big things.
Little, big things.
What we have--all that we have--to express the bigness of our love, is this tangible world.
Reflections on what being with dying has taught me about Love & daily life.
Read moreI graduated from massage therapy school!
I graduated from massage school! Here, I reflect on becoming a massage therapist.
Read moreMy real dwelling, poem by Ikkyu
My real dwelling
My real dwelling
Has no pillars
And no roof either
So rain cannot soak it
And wind cannot blow it down.
-Ikkyu, tr. John Stevens
RESTING IN COMPASSION
"The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe." -Joanna Macy
Compassion doesn't cause fatigue. Burnout is the result of a closed heart, not one that's too open. I've found that self-compassion and allowance of whatever arises within me is vital to keep me moving as I move through this work.
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