Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I listened to Anam Thubten's live broadcast this morning, and tears rolled down my face.  He was talking about reminding us who were are, of our Buddha nature.  He had the analogy of our Buddha nature asleep and not wanting to wake up, as if it were a Saturday morning and we just want to sleep in a little more.  And he's right, it's easy to access our Buddha nature when in crisis or when caring for small children.  I found myself with infinite patience and compassion when we were traveling with our granddaughter.  When I'm around the little grandsons my benevolence radiates naturally from my love.  I've been expanding that feeling to non-family that I encounter, and feel so much better for it.  For those who are harming others I attempt to feel their pain, and what they must have been through to act in such a manner.  The twelve years I did safehouse work, I could see clearly the batterers' pain, the relentless cycle of abuse, and though my job was to have clear sightedness about how to protect their victims, and I felt therapies were rarely successful in changing their behavior, I supported such therapies in hope and compassion.  Feeling my Buddha nature is like coming home, to who I really am.  I just need an alarm clock sometimes to wake it up.