When we think about the word compassion, what comes to mind?
Maybe thoughts such as love, kindness and empathy perhaps; possibly mutual
respect and gentleness; when I think of compassion, I think of it as love in
action. The ability to feel the pain, struggle, or hopes of another; to have
the stillness and open heartedness to prevent the ego from blocking the
vulnerability of feeling another’s plight, or circumstance. To have the
fearlessness to welcome in the energy and desires of another; to truly feel
what it must be like to walk in this world in their shoes. Can we really have
true leadership without compassion? Wouldn’t that mean it would merely be the
blind leading the blind without it? When we have learned to open our own
hearts, to heal our wounds of life, and welcome and embrace our divine true
nature of unconditional love; this is when life becomes transformational, and
all people and situations become our teachers. We welcome all people to shine
their light into our worlds, and do not label one more valuable than the other,
or one being superior to the next. We see how each soul’s energy adds to the
brilliance of this Universe and has unlimited potential to share with us all. A
compassionate leader does not limit, or discriminate the value and purpose each
person brings to their world. We can use examples such as King Arthur, Nelson
Mandala, and Martin Luther King; each of these beings encouraged and
exemplified the importance of each individuals voice and equality within the
world. That compassion, understanding, and love is what carried their message
through distance and time to reach us all. To bring this to a personal level
with you and I, we have the same choice every day; be it a co-worker, sister,
mother, child, or a passerby on the street, we have a choice to be that love in
action, to lead by the example of our own beingness, our own awakened and open
heart; that shines that love and belief out to our worlds around us, and that
is what transforms our world. When each person liberates themselves from fear,
and compassionately gives love from their hearts, then we all become
compassionate leaders of the spirit. When each of us takes a moment to ponder
and visualize this thought, imagine the world we lived in if each person lived
this ideal.
Namaste; blessings and love, Carrie Lynn States
