Our Capacity for Love and Compassion Is Infinite
by Robert Meagher on 11/20/24
For more than 20 years I have been the sole (and soul)
caregiver for my partner who lives with Parkinsons. Last month, my partner was
also diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. The new diagnosis was not unexpected;
it is a natural progression of Parkinsons for many people living with
Parkinsons.
The caregiving journey over the past 20+ years has been an
interesting one, to say the least! We have seen many ups and downs. There have
been many challenges along the way. Just one of the blessings has been the slow
progression of the Parkinsons. We have been given time to adjust to each new
turn in the road before another turn comes into view.
Soon after the Lewy Body Dementia diagnosis, I was brought
the awareness of the infinite nature of our love and compassion. Prior to the
dementia diagnosis, the caregiving felt like a heavy weight at times—weighing
me down, grinding me down. When we received the Lewy Body Dementia diagnosis,
however, a whole new wave of compassion flowed over me. The diagnosis was an
invitation to dig deep within to uncover that infinite storehouse of love and
compassion.
We do have an unlimited storehouse of love and compassion.
We only need to let that storehouse be opened to experience it. Nothing outside
of us will open this storehouse for us. It is only by turning inward that the
storehouse can be revealed to us. A recent spiritual teaching from A Course
in Miracles helped me to unlock this storehouse…
I am one Self, united with my Creator, at one with
every aspect of creation, and limitless in power and in peace.
Love and compassion are the DNA of our true Self. Love and
compassion are the foundation for everything we say and do. It is from this
love and compassion that a healed mind emerges; the mind that blocked our
awareness to these infinite gifts within us.
Robert Meagher has
been ordained as an Interfaith Minister and certified as a Sacred Attention Therapy (SAT) Therapist. Robert is the Founder and Spiritual
Director for Spiritual Guidance and Co-Founder of the Center for Human Awakening.
