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Gregg Sanderson<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I feel with loving compassion the problems of others without getting caught up in their predicaments that are offering\u00a0them messages they need for their growth. ~ Ken Keyes, Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n * * * * *<\/em><\/p>\n This pathway, although universal, specifically applies to a couple of common situations.<\/p>\n What that means is, \u201cI can help you feel better by suffering along with you.\u201d\u00a0 I once had a friend who sought out people caught up in the same misery, because they would understand what he\u2019s going through.<\/p>\n Misery may love company, but it\u2019s still misery.\u00a0 You can\u2019t feel love when you\u2019re miserable, and another person sharing his\/her suffering won\u2019t do a lot to bring you out of it.<\/p>\n Loving compassion offers a hand to help you out of the mire. It doesn\u2019t climb in with you.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026 without getting caught up in their predicaments\u2026\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 is the key if you just want to help somebody.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026that are offering them messages they need for their growth.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 That\u2019s why there are such things as predicaments.\u00a0 Life would be dull without them, and many believe that our whole reason for life is to overcome them.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure I agree with that one.<\/p>\n On the other side of that coin are those who don\u2019t ask for help, but just want to lay their trip on you.\u00a0 They\u2019re the domineering, insecure, and envious people who want to suppress or control you.<\/p>\n A multitude of the insecure, brandish their fears with constant put down of anybody different from them in any way.\u00a0 Ridicule is their armor, criticism their weapon.\u00a0\u00a0(<\/em>Remember, \u201c\u2026loving compassion\u2026\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n Some seek an illusion of self-esteem through attempts at manipulation.\u00a0 They can be either blatant or subtle, demanding or sacrificing \u2014 fear or guilt.\u00a0(<\/em>Remember, \u201c\u2026without getting caught up in their predicaments\u2026\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n Envious friends advise against any activity or relationship that might make your life better. They\u2019re afraid of change, so they call it support.\u00a0(<\/em>Remember,\u201c\u2026messages they need for their growth.\u201d)<\/em><\/p>\n Either of the above situations may tempt you to fall into the trap of \u201cThat\u2019s your problem, Buddy\u201d\u00a0 or \u201cI got my own problems.\u201d\u00a0 That doesn\u2019t fit any model of \u201cloving compassion.\u201d<\/p>\n We all have our challenges, and it\u2019s different for each of us.\u00a0 Compassion says, \u201cWe\u2019re all in this together. I understand you\u2019re dealing with your stuff, and I\u2019m rootin\u2019 for you to get through it.\u201d<\/p>\n The Eighth Pathway works best if you keep it to yourself, and only use it to keep your own consciousness straight.\u00a0 In any of the above three situations, to recite it to the others involved would not be evidence of good judgment.<\/p>\n And it may be hazardous to your health.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gregg Sanderson I feel with loving compassion the problems of others without getting caught up in their predicaments that are offering\u00a0them messages they need for their growth. ~ Ken Keyes, Jr. * * * * * This pathway, although universal, specifically applies to a couple of common situations. \u201cI feel your pain.\u201d What that means […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[9,12,17,26],"class_list":["post-2018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-the-love-collection","tag-emotions","tag-freedom","tag-love","tag-release","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2018"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2020,"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2018\/revisions\/2020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritwithasmile.com\/MS\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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