Tag Archives: compassion

We Need You To Stay.

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Sister Wolf

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I might have been able to ignore it if I hadn’t read that the son of a disgraced Fox news host killed himself yesterday by overdose. Nineteen year old Eric Chase Bolling Jr. was … Continue reading →

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Shot In The Face

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Sister Wolf

Today we were waiting in line at our neighborhood Pollo Loco and the line wasn’t moving. I saw that the guy giving his order at the cash register was gesticulating impatiently. Something was up. The guy was raising his voice … Continue reading →

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Human Kindness Overflowing

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Sister Wolf

  Last night, I stayed up until dawn after taking in too much suffering. I am trying to learn tonglen, a method of breathing in suffering and breathing out compassion, but I forgot. I forgot, and found myself dwelling on … Continue reading →

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