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The Importance of Compassion in Relationships
You can actually have compassion towards anyone for anything. You might extend towards somebody who treats you badly, but this total lack of compassion, you extend towards yourself as you put yourself repeatedly in harm's way with that person. I think Jack Cornfield said something along the lines of your compassion for people is incomplete if it doesn't extend to yourself. There's a big difference between giving love to someone and having love for them. And sacrificing yourself, sacrificing your needs. It takes a lot of stepping back to get out of that and to actually take control again.