CULTIVATING COMPASSION
Step outside. Exhale slowly. Let your eyes find something living or natural — a tree, the sky, water, stone, a single blade of grass. Let your shoulders drop. Feel the air move through your body. Inhale as if na- ture itself is reminding you that you belong to life, not just to pressure. You are nature. You have just forgotten it. Trauma does not live only in the mind. It echoes through the body, the family system, and across generations in ways science is still learn- ing to articulate. This is why nature is such a profound force for heal- ing. It does not ask us to perform. It does not ask us to explain but sim- ply invites us to remember. Now speak again to the mirror: “I choose to feel good.” Take one breath knowing your body deserves relief. Inhale nature. Exhale slowly. Let coherence begin with one breath. Let feeling good become not an indulgence, but a bridge — to freedom in your body, your mind, your heart, and your soul. You may find yourself saying, “I feel great!” Adora Winquist Soule is an internationally recognized aromather - apist, pioneer in vibrational medicine, and creator of Tactical Alche - my and Aromatic Neural Repatterning — proprietary techniques that support nervous system regulation and trauma recovery. She serves as the Aromatherapy Expert to the Department of Defense’s sanctioned Alternative Medicine Team, the Healing Hut, and is co-author of Detox, Nourish, Activate . All photos courtesy of Adora. adorawinquist.com
— About the ‘Cultivating Compassion’ Column — Cam MacQueen, MSW, is the creator and curator of ‘Cultivating Compassion.’ She attended Howard University School of Divinity where she specialized in Social Justice Ethics. Cam continues to dedicate this year’s columns to various forms of activism, resistance, and dissent necessary to help save our democra- cy and progress toward a more perfect union. The world desperately needs each one of us to be motivated and engaged, now! The type of inner action that’s currently required calls us to be our highest selves. By dropping the persistent resistance to personal growth, self compassion, individual well-being, and the expansion of our comfort zones, we can allow for the requisite time and space to prioritize our inner beings. When we begin to actualize our potential and move differently in our spheres of influence — not only for ourselves but those closest to us — the broader community, and ultimately, the greater good benefits. Now is that time to be in touch with, nurture, and shore up our inner spirtual warrior selves so we can contribute more effectively in making this world a more loving, inclusive, compassionate, equita- ble place for all. Contemplate the questions: If not now, when?; and, what are you waiting for? Perhaps, you’ll heed the call and find that a new, enriching life of (spirtual) activism awaits. Thanks to Adora for giving us fresh, insightful tools to help us on this journey.
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