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If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others…then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out. Dalai Lama, Transforming the Mind
I often use this quote to point to how we can heal by opening to our community -how ever that may look. Today I feel an even broader look at this opening and our own healing …crazy as it sounds the internet has become a community and I urge you to open to it in ways you may not have considered. Perhaps you use some social networking sites and can unfold a new part of your self by offering your help and support to another. Without a doubt this is a beautiful and ever present form of self care. Your growth and healing wrapped in the guise of helping!
Thoughts on Being 
December 29, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I wholeheartedly agree with Dalai Lama’s quote – thank you for posting this, it’s important to also focus on the word “shift” – it shifts your entire mindset.
Have a great evening!
Bambi
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January 3, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I experience this as a parent often, when I am ill for instance. Of course, the children won’t wait until we are well!
And it always makes me feel better when I get up and tend to their needs, play with them and so on.
Dalai Lama’s quote just emphasizes this.
The more we give, the better we feel!
-Brett
January 4, 2009 at 11:39 am
You made me smile Brett…I remember those days…hey I still have those days even with adult children 🙂 Thanks for BEing here and I enjoy seeing you on twitter always.
January 4, 2009 at 11:42 am
Bambi~ Thank you for posting! Yes the shift is huge. The weight of the words from the Dalai Lama are amazing, each word carrying a message. Be well Bambi and stop back again ~Aloha