Compassion | The Oxherd Boy

#153: “After all you've been through...”

How do we recommit ourselves to love after suffering?

#134: "All everyone wants these days..."

Is there a difference? Can you be one but not the other? Which would you pick if you could only choose one?

#130: "Love is the magician..."

Love does not change who we are, but rather it reveals how we can relate to another without pretense.

#123: "Sometimes you can only do..."

I painted this little drawing for the boy this time. I guess I wanted to show that everyone can do a little something, no matter how small.

#081: "It is about simple awareness..."

This is a reproduction of a Song Dynasty painting, artist unknown. ✨ When my teacher showed it to me, I wanted to pair it with David...

#077: "A single seed planted..."

Sometimes when the going gets tough, we become even tougher on ourselves. I can't count the number of times I've told myself to "shake it...

#075: "Hold onto me," said the Boy.

A little sketch of the Boy comforting a snow leopard, which resides in the beautiful, high-elevation mountains of Afghanistan ⁠ ⁠ In the...

#067: "I have so many worries that weigh on my heart..."

"Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening....

#055: "Because I, too, have suffered..."

Our experience with suffering is also one of our greatest gifts, the ability to empathize with the suffering of others.

#034: "The world is so messy, I feel like I don't belong..."

I came across these quotes by Bob Dylan and Baba Ram Dass perhaps years apart, but some reflections on the human condition sound so...

#013: "I'm scared," admitted the Boy...

Today's prompt is KINDNESS. Happy World Kindness Day! Old illustration, when the Boy meets the Ox for the first time. 😊 We are all prone...

#007: "Even the smallest words..."

Today's prompt is WORDS. We're often reminded that actions speak louder than words, that words can be empty promises. But today, I am...