A quote

"Breastfeeding is an unsentimental metaphor for how love works, in a way. You don't decide how much or how deeply to love - you respond to the beloved and give with joy exactly as much as they want." Marni Jackson in her book "The Mother Zone."

PoAC: On Compassion

This was written in response to a "firestarter" article on collie13's website. The article was about her reaction to a comment in a book by the Dali Lama about practising compassion, and how she had trouble with that concept and its baseline requirement - trusting others.

I was taken with the concept, because I believe compassion is one of the most widely-sought and oft-missed qualities we aspire to as human beings. So, I ask you: what does compassion mean to you?

( Compassion as an outlook on life )