~
~
Compassion in Action,
a very encouraging and helpful book
by Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush
(previously posted in Pocket Perspective, 7/23/2014)
A few steps from that book…
steps for getting started on “compassionate service,”
whether an action out in the world…
or, perhaps, starting a blog?
steps to encourage oneself in getting going,
figuring out what one might do,
exploring and investigating,
using one’s abilities and strengths,
offering to others
~
~
~
Some potentially helpful steps to encourage oneself in “getting going”…
getting started with whatever “action” or “service” that might resonate
~
~
Steps from Compassion in Action, for encouragement in initiating and engaging in “compassionate service”
- Be brave
- Start small
- Use what you’ve got
- Do something you enjoy
- Don’t overcommit
~
I created these particular pages a few months ago, as an extension of some other pages I had previously created and posted in Pocket Perspectives: “How Wonderful It Might Be If I Could…….”
~
Recently, I added some specific examples and ideas about each “step.” I use these examples to help to encourage, inspire or reassure myself, if I lose confidence or have doubts.
~
~
I also made the various images into translucent, plastic “sun-catcher” ovals that I then attached to wire mobiles that I made out of sections of wire. The mobiles spin gracefully in our front yard…great inspirations spinning out there! A photo of those mobiles is in the background of these pages.
~
When I made the mobiles, I also created a few bookmarks for myself, to help remind myself of ideas I’d like to remember and “live.”
I printed these reminder “bookmarks” out, cut them and taped them in obvious place. I also use them as bookmarks and just keep them handy, as helpful reminders. I recently shared the hard copies of the bookmarks with other people in a class I’m taking at Cal…a class where we’re all volunteering in various refugee programs in the Berkeley/Oakland area.
The mobiles and bookmarks with these simple steps and encouragement seem to be helpful!
~
~
Link to this same post ( 7/23/2014 ) on Pocket Perspectives, one of Kathy’s other blogs: “Compassion in Action”
Pocket “reminder” cards: printable pdf copy of pocket reminder cards: “Compassionate Action.” I recently shared hard copies of these pocket reminder cards with other people in a class I’m taking at Cal OLLI …a class where we’re all volunteering in various English language programs with refugees and students in the Berkeley/Oakland area. We were all quite nervous about whether we’d know what we were doing, so the reminders on those cards were soothing, supportive and helpful!
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
Hold You In My Heart 