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WEDNESDAY MEDITATION

The Power of Love and Compassion Can Change a Person’s Life

Love + Compassion as a practice of freedom

Nancy Blackman, MASF
4 min readOct 12, 2022

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Two hands reaching for each other. Quote: “Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.” by Jack Kerouac. The Power of Love and Compassion Can Change a Person’s Life by Nancy Blackman. spirituality, kindness, pay it forward, refresh the soul
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Spirit, help me to spread Love so that others may experience freedom.

With so much hate going on in the world, it seems a little Love can go a long way. I saw a horrific video of a 14-year-old boy attempting to be kidnapped by the Islamic Republic of Iran security forces. A man in uniform was dragging this young boy on his back down the street. Suddenly, a woman steps in to help the boy.

Then a crowd of people gathers around to protect the boy, as another man in uniform continues to try and grab this young boy. The caption says these men were most likely wanting to rape and kill the young boy.

And yet, the heroic act of the woman is what caught my eye. She stepped in out of Love and Compassion.

Just minutes after this woman steps in to protect the boy, the video shows him running…

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Nancy Blackman, MASF
Nancy Blackman, MASF

Written by Nancy Blackman, MASF

Boosted & 8x Top Writer. Owner: Refresh the Soul publication. Editor: The Shortform and Poetry Playground. Published in: “Mixed Korean: Our Stories" — Kindle.

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