Compassion

Compassion is a two-way exchange—a bridge between beings, an opportunity for connection and understanding. If you’ve been given the chance to show compassion, it’s because you are capable of offering it. Compassion is the space we create for others, allowing them to feel what they are feeling without judgment or a need to change them. In doing so, we offer them the ultimate gift: the experience of being loved.

When someone is suffering, they are often caught in the grip of a belief that is producing pain or dissatisfaction in their lives. The way through this isn’t by resisting or changing that belief, but by flowing love toward it, allowing it to dissolve naturally. Those of you who have the capacity to offer unconditional love to someone in pain do a great service to humanity. Through your love, you help them reconnect to themselves, to their own inner light.

It’s important to remember that in all suffering, there is a preference being revealed—a desire for something better, something more aligned with love. When we flow love toward those who suffer, we awaken that preference within them. It is not our job to change or fix others, but simply to be present, offering love and compassion as they navigate their journey.

Too often, we fall into the trap of judging others for their struggles or assuming they need to change for us to feel better. We pity them or feel uncomfortable with their pain, hoping they’ll “snap out of it” so we can avoid feeling awkward or uneasy ourselves. But true compassion is about holding space for others in their suffering without needing them to change. By surrendering to what they feel, we allow them to do the same for themselves. In that shared space of acceptance, love flows freely.

Each person’s path is unique, shaped by not only their present choices but also their lineage, their past experiences, and the lessons they carry with them from other lifetimes. We cannot know the full scope of what someone has lived through. That’s why compassion is so powerful—it asks us to simply feel alongside another, to witness their journey with an open heart.

Compassion is not complicated. It can be expressed in a gentle look, a kind word, a touch, or just being present. It’s not about whether someone’s experience is justified or valid; it’s about acknowledging their feelings. Compassion is feeling someone’s pain or struggle and holding a vision of their preferred state of being—a state of peace, love, or joy—and offering that vision to them.

This same teaching applies to how we relate to ourselves. Feel your feelings, surrender to them, and understand them as signals to the Divine. Through this practice, you deepen your connection to your own truth.

Remember a time when you felt lost, unloved, or afraid. What helped you come back to yourself? It was likely someone who showed you compassion, someone who loved you or protected you. In that moment, they offered you a path back to connection. Now, you have the opportunity to be that for others.

-Athena