Compassion

This is one that I am still working on. This is a feminine quality that I think I lost while working in the corporate world. I became very masculine in my way of being and relating to others because I didn’t know how to succeed any other way. I worked with mostly men and took on their way of communicating because I didn’t know any different. Now I can see how it did not serve me all of those years and how it negatively affected my relationships with men and my clients. It still comes up in conversations with friends, when they just want me to listen and be compassionate. I immediately go into masculine mode of wanting to fix the problem my friend may be having and offer solutions instead of just listening and being compassionate. At least I’m aware of it now and can choose. I think as time goes on, with more practice, and perhaps if/when I become a mother, I can become naturally more compassionate.
Compassion and intent are the keys to self-care.