The Beauty of Compassion

Being compassionate is a very hard attribute to have, especially in a world where it is labeled as being weak. Just this past weekend I’ve dealt with this, and I must say, I have wanted to throw in the towel one too many times. People are constantly in my ear, telling me how to live my life or trying to alter things in my life. People are constantly telling me that I need to fight my own battles. These battles, though, have already been won. My compassion for others, along with my savior, is what has been keeping me strong when I feel like I am the weakest. The more that life keeps throwing at me, the more I feel the need to help people get through what I’m experiencing. I feel sorry for those who persecute me, and I will always turn the other cheek. Pushover? Maybe, but my heart will always be in the right place, and that doesn’t sound like a weak person to me.

The Beauty of Difficult Circumstances

These past few weeks have been a little difficult. Circumstances have come from left and right, delivering blows that not only alter the way I saw certain people, but they also altered the way I saw myself. It’s hard to look at people who were once so close to your heart and see the paths they have chosen. Instead of choosing to walk beside you like they have promised, they choose to slander the good name you have made for yourself. Even people who don’t know you will slander your name, so be careful who you let in your life and trust. Anything can be made into something difficult. It’s hard to just sit there and watch it all unravel before your eyes. You feel helpless and vulnerable, and you feel like you have no one to turn to and nowhere to go. That’s when you start to lose focus on the things in life that are the most important. You look at yourself and wonder why you are where you are, and why you are who you are. In these difficult circumstances though, I have found who I can trust, who is there for me, who loves me. I have found that I am stronger than these situations, and with help from God and the people who love me, I have found the beauty in these circumstances. They have made me stronger and helped me to realize that I am who I am and the words people say and the things people do will not define me.