#teachcompassion

[arosejoy]

Awoke at 3am and layed in bed until 4am, when I got out of bed and reheated my leftover half-caff coffee from yesterday. If I brew a pot now, it contains decaf, allowing me for a few more cups of goodness. The warmth and creaminess and bitter and rich tones give me a boost in my days and are a way I self soothe and take a break; grounding my hands while holding the cup, while sitting and feeling present in my body and senses.

My dear friend passed away some days ago. He was in the depths and took his own life. This fuels me to document and share more of all sides and parts of life. If you have known this darkness, when the mind flips a switch and suddenly there is a plan...perhaps we can learn to recognize when things are going south and reach out before we fall deep into the pit. Sometimes the fall happens so quick, it seems endless, without a bottom, without a way out.

Please, check on your loved ones. They may not outwardly show their struggle. I used to be the master of disguise in many ways, so I speak from experience. I didn't realize that sharing the pain and truths of my life would make room for healing and coming back to center, back to wise-mind.

Actively listen while your people and acquaintances share about their lives. Hear the emotions, and feelings, and inner workings. Share your own vulnerabilities to create space for them to feel comfortable to share as well. Tell your stories. Create a life that serves your best self. Learn and understand the difference between empathy and compassion. (Follow the link for a book of Paul Bloom who started this conversation in the modern era. His perspecitives highly influenced my lenses of life and affirmed what I had been contemplating and practicing as a way to reach and be there for others, as a way to be present to my self, and just overall as a way of living.

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[busterjustis]

What a fantastic children's book! Vintage copy of "If the World Were Blind..." Great illustration. Great story.

[truluvsuicide]

So true! More parents need to hear this! us as parents need to start looking at our actions and help our kids blossom without insecurities from us. #parents #favoritekid #pressuretobegreat #livethroughyourchild #bepositive #teachstrength #teachlove #teachcompassion #teachreallife #teachselfcare #teachselflove #teachconfidence #upgradenotdowngrade #noonesperfect #parentsmakemistakes #learnfromyourmistakes #truluvsuicide https://www.instagram.com/p/CTk5azKoJNn/?utm_medium=tumblr

[historynerd25]

Teachers have the unique roll of attempting to curb the ideals children learn at home by teaching all students about the importance of inclusion, diversity, and compassion. One of the reasons I look forward to teaching history so much is the fact that I can teach about #blackhistory whenever. #teachersagainstracism #blacklivesmatter #teachcompassion #blackstudentsmatter #teachhistory #futurehistoryteacher #teachblackhistory #ftm https://www.instagram.com/p/CA5yc6wlxG7/?igshid=1p1q06wg1yalh

[fayedoll]

Saved a turkey today by not eating it’s flesh and not paying for its unnecessary death. 💜 🦃 made lots and lots of tasty food from scratch. #teachinggoodvaluestoourchildren #vegankids #friendsgiving #healthcoach #68w #thanksgiving #teachcompassion https://www.instagram.com/p/B5bWwyVpa6U/?igshid=vpjlevvziyel

[blackberrycreekblog]

Great job Sonoma County Fair! Kids this year will be racing with slick, oil-covered watermelons instead of chasing terrified pigs! #kindnessmatters #teachcompassion #animalsarepeopletoo #loveoneanother (at Blackberry Creek Farm Animal Sanctuary) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0O37f5HpRi/?igshid=w0j6ythu78j0

[maharahnee]

With her fave kitty, Arya #kidsandcats #toddlersandcats #teachcompassion #catsofinstagram #ilovemycat #parentingstories #mommydiaries https://www.instagram.com/p/Bymul01FbABXYLaerCTQwPvl49iA62QVqN_VZM0/?igshid=1t7815i2vyupa

[otheunstoppable]

Period. Point blank. * ... from @counseling4allseasons - #Repost @indyamoore ・・・ repost• @munroebergdorf and that's that on that. (Repost @femislay) - - #teachcompassion #children #teachthemwell #radicalacceptance #unconditionallove #wearedifferent #respectdifferences https://www.instagram.com/p/BwspRcPjOiD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3hmmancs66wa

[neryguide]

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Today India and I went to dinner together and we sat across from a family and the mother had every one of the family about 7 people look behind them and look at my hair as she was criticizing and laughing and making fun of me. This was a 40ish MOTHER of a family with 4 children, and she was teaching them something that to me is so ugly. I took a couple of deep breaths and told my daughter what was happening and I said lets send them sympathy and compassion and then I shared with her how ugly it is to make fun of people and how i must make her feel extremely insecure and that I hope her kids see past the ugly because we have to hold a space for that. #starseeds @cmacdaddyy breaks it down perfectly ! SHINE ON YOU BEAUTIFUL SOUL ☀️ #loveyourselfie #nerygirl33 #raiselove #teachcompassion #stopgossip #raisevibesnotvoices (at Eagle Rock, Los Angeles)

[vodou-fairy]

Teach your kids that ALL LIFE is precious. . 🐷🐋🐓🐙🐑 🐮🐼🐊🐨🐻 🐣🐢🐬🦉🐁 🐟🦅🦀🐰🦏 . #govegan #alllifeisprecious #teachlove #teachkindness #teachcompassion #nocruelty #eatcrueltyfree #loveoneanother❤️

[madmommyblogger-blog]

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[shereewrites]

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method? Confucius #goodnight #fridaynight #quotes #shereelapuma #writing #teachcompassion #wayout

[1000katz]

We fail has humans if we don’t teach our children to not harm an animal #respectanimals #Repost @alleycatrescue with ・・・ These 10 day old kittens and their mom have been re-united and are in our care after a horrific set of events. Some kids were seen throwing rocks at a cat from a distance. A kind-hearted person intervened, they brought us two of the surviving kittens (two were found dead) which we have been bottle feeding. We set traps for the mama-cat, she returned to the exact spot where here babies had been! Mama cat is still a little freaked, has started to feed her babies. #teachcompassion #stopcruelty #stopcrueltytoanimals #tnr #rescuedpetsofinstagram #rescuedkittens #helpcats

[fayedoll]

"Mom, Mom, take picture of me." #harley #harleyquin #children #kids #cute #thingskidssay #vegan #vegankids #veganchildren #rawvegan #rawvegankids #healthiswealth #healthishappiness #love #loveplants #loveothers #loveanimals #loveyourself #teachlove #teachcompassion

[blackberrycreekblog]

Looking for a neat holiday gift that supports a great cause? Get our book, “What are Llamas For?” on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1978370830/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.9AcCbBX0BPHA #blackberrycreek #loveoneanother #readtoyourkids #lovetoread #sleepisgoodbooksarebetter #llamas #llamasofinstagram #whatarellamasfor #newbook #sanctuary #veganbooks #animallovers #animalbooks #teachcompassion https://www.instagram.com/p/BrEHEGrHJ2t/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rswez3l3lefm

[rumaanahadjee]

#Repost @denise13dd with @instatoolsapp ・・・ 😡😞 #speechless #WTF #sicksociety A science teacher at Marion County’s #ForestHillHighSchool has been accused of drowning #raccoons in a garbage can during an agriculture class.On Tuesday, #DewieBrewton was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. According to Click Orlando, the mother of the student who filmed the disturbing situation stated her son came home crying after having watched the two raccoons and a possum in a metal trap being submerged into the garbage can that had been filled with water. In the video, students can be seen helping to drown the animals. Reports indicated Brewton, who has been at the school for over a decade, “pinned” the raccoons and caught them in cages before he “had the children drown” them. The animals were held under the water with metal rods as they desperately tried to come up for air, and even then students held the hoses in their faces. In one of the videos, students are shown pouring water into the raccoon’s cage. “Some students were left with nightmares after the sixth-period agricultural science class,” one student told Channel 9. “My friend said that the class before that, they were putting the water into the buckets…The raccoons did not drown easily. They finally took the cage out of the water, and they trapped it into another smaller cage, where the top of the cage would go down into the water. And that’s how they killed the second one.” Brewton decided to kill the raccoons because they had eaten chickens the class raised. Students were warned not to report or record the drownings. One student hid behind his classmates and secretly videoed the #disturbing experience. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating as well as officials from the Marion County Public Schools. #endanimalcruelty #futureserialkiller #psychopath #teachcompassion #raiseurkidsright #heartbreaking #bekind #respectalllivingcreatures #teachrespect