This message came round on Facebook this morning. I wanted to share with you too. Val x
“Hurt people hurt people.
That’s how pain patterns get passed on, generation after generation.
Break the chain today.
Meet anger with sympathy, contempt with compassion, cruelty with kindness.
Greet grimaces with smiles.
Forgive and forget about finding fault.
Love is the weapon of the future.”
Yehuda Berg
Break the chain and break free
Find Your Middle Ground 
Good thoughts, Val. On the Spiritual Path, people who annoy us are our “teachers.” In time, people who can upset us become harder and harder to find.
* Keep your perspective and you won’t trip over every bump in the road.
* Letting go is the path to freedom. ~ Lama Surya Das
But I also love this one:
* I am patient with stupidity, but not with those who are proud of it. ~ Edith Sitwell
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There is always humor when we feel a connection with others who judge 😉
Val x
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Love Love Love it! Thank you.
In the homeless sector I often use — desperate people do desperate things.
Let’s turn despair into hope. 🙂
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Thank you Louise for the love and compassion you bring to break the chain!
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Wow such an important message indeed. Thank you for sharing.
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Glad it resonated with you today!
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Love is powerful in the present too. Thank you for the reminder, Val. I love the quote and photo.
Russ
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Thank you Russ 🙂
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Thanks for the beautiful and wise reminder. xo
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🙂 You’re welcome!
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Just looking at a “hurter” with compassion, and truly feeling the hurt within them can begin to form a new attitude in that person…
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Thank you ISWH – a loving energy grows and touches others as well as within ourselves.
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It is so true and reminds me of my mother. She was abused as a child. Her parents were alcoholics. She broke that cycle and my brother and I were never physically abused, nor did we have deal with alcoholic parents. 🙂
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Your mother sounds like a remarkable woman Diana. What strength and courage to grow up with:)
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Great post.
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