My choice is a loving, caring, interdependent reality. Perhaps the lesson is to truly understand that we are One, intertwined and therefore interdependent. It is both. Perhaps we are to learn how to create what we have sought, the ability to be interdependent without being co-dependent. And we are learning how to share life with our partners in the loving, nurturing manner that we as feminists claim is our true nature.
Compassion is a level of true spiritual awareness.
All of us honor the compassion that is revealed by such spiritual leaders as Jesus, Ghandi, Mother Theresa, and so forth. Yet many women are afraid of compassion because they fear it may put them back on the track of co-dependence. I encourage any of you with this fear to evaluate your growth. If your answers are yes, then know that becoming compassionate at this new cycle in your life is a path of interdependence, not co-dependence. If you have truly evolved, then compassion is your legacy.