I am a husband, writer, and teacher exploring what it means to cultivate mental silence.

Yearly themes continued...

Yearly themes continued...When I finally post this it will be 2019. My last post saw me thinking about what my new yearly theme will be. I wondered if it would pick me or I would pick it. Well I'm pretty certain that the theme had picked me. 2019 is going to be the year of compassion. I think I already do a pretty good job of showing it but I'm almost certain this theme had chosen me because it knows there is space for me to do and be more! Instead of being trapped inside my small mind thinking only of me I want to try and expand my thinking. Here are some spaces where I can try to expand my thinking...

  1. Show more compassion while driving.
  2. Show more compassion in public.
  3. Show more compassion at work... that one is really going to be difficult... see previous posts for details.
  4. Show more compassion at home.

I have some ideas on what I can do. One way to measure this would be to add to my daily questions "I did my best to be compassionate." Adding this to my questions will force me to reflect on my efforts. I need to think of a way to document my efforts during the day... something simple... quick.

Even more thinking about Yearly Themes...

Yearly Themes...