by Elizabeth Severino Elizabeth “Dr. Liz” Severino recently received the following question:
From Ginger in Colorado:
"I live in an area where there is deafness to allowing animals and Earth to touch and heal. It seems to me that the closer I get to animals, the more dismayed I am by humans and I started out dismayed! I believe a lot of us are drawn to animals BECAUSE of this. While I have compassion for humanity, the "one-on-one I-love-you-anyway" completely eludes me when someone disrespects me or verbally abuses me. My method of coping is avoidance, turning to animals and away from what seems like rampant mental illness in this culture. How can I increase my compassion toward humans? I understand this step is crucial to the healing of our planet and each other."


