tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849718684038855288.post399033776915075577..comments2019-06-27T23:18:01.072-07:00Comments on Compassion Junkie: Nostalia and thoughts from the busLeah Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993396298700954781noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849718684038855288.post-21680002812114806042010-06-15T17:50:22.631-07:002010-06-15T17:50:22.631-07:00Dear Leah,
Our hearts will be in the field with yo...Dear Leah,<br />Our hearts will be in the field with you at the opening circle in the West Bank. Thank you a million times over for being there and offering this opportunity for women to come together and share their hearts. I was so inspired by John's last letter that I hope you will let me assist and support you in doing one of these trainings in 2011 or even sooner. I am turning in my paperwork :) to make it official. Many blessings to you. love, IleneIlene Starknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849718684038855288.post-67795396926827422532010-06-15T12:19:31.171-07:002010-06-15T12:19:31.171-07:00Dear Leah,
Thank you so much for sharing these pe...Dear Leah,<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing these personal reflections with us. As a fellow sensitive soul, I can certainly identify with your experiences in Israel and Palestine. Please take excellent care of yourself and enjoy your time with friends while there. Thank you for all that you do!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />CathyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142672952546489595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849718684038855288.post-607819061922770192010-06-14T00:56:39.551-07:002010-06-14T00:56:39.551-07:00Thank you John - from your lips to the ears of God...Thank you John - from your lips to the ears of God! Support is so deeply appreciated, in whatever form it comes in - beautiful words like yours; comments and conversation on the blog, financial support for our work (we're still not sure if we have all the funding we need for my training Wednesday - Friday with 35 Palestinian women in the West Bank. <br /><br />Yael, it means a lot to hear your comments as an Israeli. Thank you sweet heart. I'm glad your tour-guiding gets you out to beautiful nature and ancient sites, frequently. <br /><br />Much love to you both...Leah Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993396298700954781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849718684038855288.post-75005072711235159202010-06-13T06:24:14.733-07:002010-06-13T06:24:14.733-07:00I deeply appreciate and identify with your experie...I deeply appreciate and identify with your experience here in Israel, Leah. Your description of navigating this society while still maintaining your sensitivity to people is "spot on" as my English friends here would say. The young man who told you that "Israel would eat you up" knew what he was talking about. And so, the emotional vacation from the stress and aggressivity is crucial to being able to survive and contribute to the greater good here. Love, Yael, JerusalemYael Petrettinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3849718684038855288.post-13978799455578566172010-06-12T17:02:43.998-07:002010-06-12T17:02:43.998-07:00To all reading this blog, and, also, to Leah:
Her...To all reading this blog, and, also, to Leah:<br /><br />Here before us is the heart and soul of a beautiful teacher, a wonderful person, and a dear friend...to me, to you, to everyone who comes in contact with her.<br /><br />And here, too, is an expression of some of the work that has been done over the recent days, weeks and years that are helping make the world we live in a truly better place.<br /><br />I've just returned from the Compassionate Listening Delegation to Israel and Palestine, with some time off book ending the trip on either end with "family" in Belgium and Denmark. My time with family was enhanced by what I'd learned before I left and as I participated in the CLP training so filled with the magic of a middle way, a compassionate way of connecting with people from the heart.<br /><br />Leah's work, and the work of the multiple of friends and supporters who help her, deserve our support. This is a life giving work bringing hope and inspiration to many, many people in very difficult places confronting seemingly insurmountable problems. It is also a work enabling each of us, and scores of others, to deepen in the process of becoming truly who we are and of who we are capable of becoming.<br /><br />A responsive comment to Leah's posts, a word of encouragement here and there directly to her and the Project, and/or a tangible gift or contribution of time, energy, and dollars, will mean more than we can imagine.<br /><br />This is not an easy Project, and there are strains and pains, along with the joy and comfort of discovery, love and growth. More than anything, I believe, we need to continue to learn how to work together in these challenging and opportunity providing times. For the cost of a few minutes of note writing, or the cost of a pizza or day pass at an amusement park, we can help drive this process forward.<br /><br />We'd all be making a much needed contribution we can feel good about to a project that will continue to help those countless many who have benefited so far, and those the Project will touch in the future.<br /><br />From me to you, and for Leah, staff and others who support her, I can't think of anything much better to be doing with my time and resources, or, I suspect, for yours.<br /><br />With blessings for all,<br /><br />John Shaffer, reachable at jcslaw1@aol.comJohn Shaffernoreply@blogger.com