Posts tagged: Common Humanity

Orange bird, green bird, both

Little watercolour by Tracy Riley (March, 2019)

Sometimes we are the orange bird, and sometimes we are the green bird, and one way or another—and in all the different ways—we are both.

in Beautiful Foundations

“Compassion: An Introduction” — 2016 Video by The International Center for Compassionate Organizations

At this link you can watch a video on compassion that was produced, recently released, and generously shared by The International Center for Compassionate Organizations. For those who have participated in compassion-focused therapy sessions (e.g., via the mindful compassion group therapy program), some of the lines early on in the video will sound very familiar—I hope! Read more ›

in Poetry & Reflection,Practices and Resources

Go Slow to Go Fast: My Common Humanity with An Excavating Crew

Let me begin with the introduction of some terms: spool (not the kind for thread), water box, elevation, drop, a “y”, underground services, mains, laterals, hydraulic…. Earlier this month, I faced an emergency of sorts when the sewer drain outside my home became completely clogged and damaged by tree roots.

This was an unexpected and vastly consuming situation, a problem I was unaware of but had clearly been developing for a long time until it reached some tipping point and then, voila! Read more ›

in Articles,Counselling Reflections & Skills,Self-Compassion