tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668326166292798275.post8532535915149715207..comments2020-09-17T07:45:06.199-04:00Comments on Quaker Musings: Don't get hung up on labelsSarah Lenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798460624372266363noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668326166292798275.post-74116021106951716352011-11-17T22:02:44.812-05:002011-11-17T22:02:44.812-05:00Aran, For me, the way to include someone that I mi...Aran, For me, the way to include someone that I might consider "other" is by practicing compassion. As I've been reading the book "How to Want What You Have" this month, I came across this description of compassion that really helps me avoid judging others:<br /><br />"Compassion is the intention to think and act as if you are no more entitled to get what you want than anyone else is. This intention is based on the conscious understanding that everyone wants about the same things for about the same things. Almost all human desires arise from similar instinctive sources...We differ only in the strategies we choose and the opportunities and talents available to us."Sarah K Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494118848042938006noreply@blogger.com