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Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.”
- Pema Chodron

A few days ago I happened upon the quote above and it jumped off the page and made me pause. I quickly stored it away in my little book of quotes I love. And then today, Sharon read the exact same quote after yoga and I was all in awe of how sometimes the universe delivers up little magic moments like these. I left yoga thinking more about these words and how relevant they are right now with the horrible suffering in Haiti. It is so important for us to realize that we are all tied together through our humanity and, when one suffers, we all suffer.

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