Recognising our own mistakes helps us to empathise non-judgementally with others and helps enable us to understand their issues.

Can we be clear about who we are, what we want? Can we be fully present in our truth, and communicate that? Can we understand each other?

the supposedly intelligent are often too quick to judgewhen really all that's needed is loveand understandingbut try not to judge them in return because they will often judge themselves even more harshlywhich is so sad in a world that's already so full of pain that hugsand forgiveness should be called forevery single day

grappling with some small understanding of this place, this time, we're in" my poem "In a BishopsWood Clearing