
WHEN COMPASSION FEELS OVERWHELMING
Life often brings things into my world that hurt my heart. As time moves along I bump up against hurting people, unfair outcomes, difficult situations, and inexplicable events that I don't understand. It's a little overwhelming at times when the pain from what's happening around me swamps my mind and crushes my spirit.
Recently this hit home very strongly, and I realized that I still have very porous boundaries when it comes to being touched by other people's pain...