tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344344685212565058.post3336805493327274030..comments2024-03-25T02:32:56.257-04:00Comments on joy magnetism: Compassion, joyjoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09329104162799729674noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344344685212565058.post-24103925924731623942009-02-27T00:52:00.000-05:002009-02-27T00:52:00.000-05:00"My problem is that sometimes it's hard for me to ..."My problem is that sometimes it's hard for me to see past my own set of challenges and opportunities to actually feel bad for other people's situations."<BR/><BR/>I think that's an innate survival mechanism. We have to worry most about our own problems and those of our immediate circle. If we got bogged down in the overwhelming miasma of everyone else's burdens, life as we know it would ground to a halt. Survival, first; compassion, second. Caveman need food before caveman help neighbor with big rock. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, congratulations on the appropriate jammies. Sometimes it is the little things.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769174018231360519noreply@blogger.com