Compassion Is The Thread That Binds Us

Welcome back to Conversations With Kendall! I have been racking my brain, trying to come up with a topic that is relevant to our lives but also “safe.” Safe meaning it’s not going to step on any toes or piss anyone off, but that can be a tall order these days YIKES! Emotions are high and that can be tricky, but I can’t help thinking to myself, how could I write about anything else but the state of our world. We can’t deny the sensitive time that we are living in and I believe that addressing it is crucial.

Think about that word safe. It’s applicable to every element of our lives. According to renowned psychologist, Abraham Maslow, our need to attain safety is the second most important need that we must achieve before graduating to the next level of life.

We seek personal security, employment, resources, health, property etc. All of which are in jeopardy at this time. I believe that we should all work together to make each other feel safe. Safe in sharing our opinions, safe in our communities, safe in our relationships that we hold dear, the list goes on and on.

We all lead different lives. Some are married--some are not, some are parents-- others are not, some are business owners--others are not, some of us are descended from different origins than the person next to us. We support different political views; we support different forms of protest. Different different different. A world where we all agree and have the exact same elements of life is not an achievable reality.

America’s diversity and freedom to be who you are is what makes this country unique and strong, or so they say. The less we try to fight each other or convince each other that our method is the best method or that our opinion is the correct opinion the more harmonious we will be in our differences. The less we combat one persons grief with our own, in an attempt to make ourselves feel like we’ve got it worse, the more harmonious we can be in our grief.

This brings me to compassion. With a little …who am I kidding, A LOT of compassion, we can all support each other. Help thy neighbor; love thy neighbor despite whatever differences may be present because we don’t live in a world of identical clones. Let people be who they are and love them. We are stronger together, we are happier together, and we are more prosperous TOGETHER. Division is not the key to happiness, have you ever heard anyone say it is? I think not. I’ve got your back and I hope you’ve got mine.