We can’t help others if we are in the soup of suffering with them.

Build strength, clarity, self worth, self confidence.
Shine.
Inspire people.
Just by being true to who you are, challenge people to step up to your energy level.

Often in trying to help people we can find ourselves kind of being pulled down; joining them in their misery. Like there is some belief that if I suffer too, then somehow that makes me a good person.

If we really want to be of service, we need to give ourselves permission to really protect and nurture our fullest wellbeing.

No one genuinely reaches out for help from someone, unless they sense that there is something in them that is more stable, that is ok and has a strength and clarity of well-being.

Compassion and presence alongside suffering yes, acknowledging yes, but jumping in there too.. that just then makes two suffering people needing help.

Emptiness can be full of presence; loving awareness, appreciation and trust.Or emptiness can be full of lack, wanting, anxiety, resistance and hell.

Don’t use a spiritual aspiration to measure yourself against.
If we are not feeling present and appreciative, it doesn’t mean we aren’t still on our path. We are just at that point feeling the other side of experience.

The universe has us experience both sides of the coin in our human journey, to assist us in our expansion of consciousness.

Everything in the end is to help us orientate to our highest growth.

Don’t use spirituality to philosophically bypass a deep level of listening in relationships. Use spirituality to come deeply into relational healing and connectedness.

Ask.
Listen.
Care.
Open.
Consider.
Be humble and vulnerable.
Be kind.
Allow not knowing.
Call, talk, converse. Don’t hide behind a screen or messaging.
Don’t think your way of seeing it is the way it is for the other person.
Notice when you close.
Notice when you get defensive.
Notice how attached you are to your views and ideas.
Check if you could be judging yourself and unconsciously protecting yourself from that.
Notice if you need to be the one in control.
The shaky ground outside of our comfort zone is often where we can meet each other anew and more deeply.