Every now and then I notice that I am reacting to certain situations in a different way. In the past, I’ve observed changes in myself when I started sharing more of my experience with certain students or clients, rather than being concerned about appearing as the “expert”. This will be another blog post unto itself. What I’m noticing now is that I am experiencing more compassion than judgment with certain things that those close to me do. To be generous with myself , I’d say I’m expanding my compassion to new areas with them. I’ve developed compassion with some of the larger issues people have, such as with an addiction or a psychological problem, but things like needing to be told things more than once has been a big source of irritation and judgment for me. In the past I have experienced this as though someone has broken the “one time” rule deliberately to irritate me and try my patience. (I felt the shadow of my mother pass through me as I wrote that last statement.) So, I am pleased to be able to put my focus on simply repeating the information so the person gets the information, without my somehow taking this personally or making a judgment of the other person.
My path of growth is filled with meaningful changes like this this one. I am so glad that I can continue to become more of the person I want to be, one step at a time. I know there are so many opportunities for my growth waiting for me. I’ll be exercising many new spiritual muscles over time.
