Compassion

When asked to describe myself, one word that I would use is empathetic. One word that I would struggle to use is compassionate. There are definitely times that I can be compassionate, don't get me wrong, but at times it is a struggle for me. One thing that I learned this weekend was to combine patience and compassion. I have discovered that I can be compassionate, and there are times where I can be patient, but can I do both at once? In order to be compassionate towards someone else, I think it requires us to be patient with not only the other person, but ourselves. I can try to be compassionate while rushing the other person, but what benefit is that for them? My compassion should extend to not only showing love towards them, but I also should work at their pace. When I show compassion towards them, it is not me who I should be thinking out. It is not my time that I should be concerned with. What I should be concerned with is their well being and what is going to work best for them. I am not saying that this doesn't involve boundaries, because they are necessary. I am saying that when I show compassion to someone else, I need to be more mindful of their pace and abilities to work through something rather than only being concerned with myself.