Practicing Courage, Compassion and Connection

Practicing Courage, compassion and connection in our daily lives is how we cultivate worthiness. According to Mary Daly, a theologian, "Courage is like a habit, a virtue: you get it by courageous acts. It's like you learn to swim by swimming and you learn courage by couraging'

The same is true for compassion and connection. We invite compassion into our lives when we act compassionately towards ourselves and others.

We must first of all have compassion on ourselves before we can have compassion on others. You never can be compassionate if you don't have compassion on yourself. We also feel connected in our lives when we reach out and connect.

Have you ever walked into a meeting and there seems to be a man there acting disruptive? Be compassionate at first but have the courage to take him up. He may not b connecting with you and that is okay but you must not let that deter you from giving that engagement your best shot but how do you do this?

If you choose to ignore compassion, ignore him and move on but be very sure you are not gonna lose concentration.
If you choose compassion, take a break and have a one-on-one with such a fellow to get clarity. This moment of having a private chat with the fellow is your moment..don't waste it.
It is your moment to show courage and your moment to connect.

How does this apply to our daily life you may ask.

Practice courage and reach out
Shame hates it when we speak out and share our story
It hates it when we have words around it
Shame hates it when we say to it Hey you, I am done with you because right now I am going to face my fears and kill you for real. It cannot survive being shared.

When we bury our stories, we are giving shame the opportunity to grow. The most dangerous thing you can do after a shaming experience is to hide your story. It will hunt you.
Be Brave

Sadly you cannot call just anyone. You have to be sure of who you are calling and that is the tough part of of compassion and connecting