To help keep your intentions pure, you can recite a version of the Buddhist Lovingkindness Meditation for yourself and others. "May I be happy, may I be well, may I be free from suffering. May you be happy, may you be well, may you be free from suffering."
Today, be careful not to define your worth primarily by how much good you do for others. That can be a form of self-centeredness - as you may take away from someone else the opportunity to be self-sufficient, or steal from another person the opportunity to be helpful and generous, or make yourself a little god as you secretly believe that without you, Love cannot do its work. Unexamined, the desire to do good can be primarily about meeting our own needs. Recognize that Love is working in your life and in other's - and be open to whatever that might require of you - more effort, less effort, a different kind of effort, or trust and stillness.
To help keep your intentions pure, you can recite a version of the Buddhist Lovingkindness Meditation for yourself and others. "May I be happy, may I be well, may I be free from suffering. May you be happy, may you be well, may you be free from suffering."
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AuthorTarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm and numerous essays. You may read more of her work at tarnwilson.com. Archives
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