This Week’s Quotation:
The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
~ Dalai Lama
The Grace of Caring
Dr. Katie-Grace Garnett
It may seem counter-intuitive sometimes to think that caring for the needs and happiness of others might increase our own well-being.
Sometimes, when we think about the idea of focusing on the happiness, the needs, and the welfare of others, it can get translated into putting others before us, and that would not be healthy.
What is truly needed is a balance—to care for both. To care for ourselves, yes, absolutely. At the same time, when we care for others as much as we care for ourselves, that brings expansion.
There are so many examples of people who have always been that thoughtful or have learned the value of caring for and enfolding others to experience that expanded love in their lives.
We all have within us that love and that capacity and we are better for it.
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“We all have within us that love and that capacity and we are better for it.” Katie Grace
Yes, thank you for these words of wisdom, Katie Grace, and to the Dalai lama for his. As in the wildly popular WICKED, we have been changed by God and his angels “for the better.” Loving thanks, Tom
Your blog, Katie, has echoes of the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Unfortunately, many human beings seem to operate on the principle of “Do others, before they do you.” But you have beautifully described the life-enhancing and balanced approach.