I think some confuse compassion with pity.   To me compassion is trying to walk a while in the other person's shoes, seeing how it feels, maybe trying to help if possible withot being patronising, while pity can be patronising .  A fine line between really.

there is also a fine line between showing compassion and being an enabler....

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@ten*teeny*tiny*toes wrote:

Umm, sorry, that reads a bit formal.

Our discussion was North Qld style ... sitting outside, shooting the breeze with knock off drinks on a Friday night.

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And what, exactly, is wrong with that? Sounds a darn sight better than doing it in Melbourne at around 12 degrees!

Melboune is weird, it is 18.5 here at 8.30 at night, north Island NZ

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

Melboune is weird, it is 18.5 here at 8.30 at night, north Island NZ

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Tell me about it! I''ve lived here all my *bleepy* life!

Can't wait to retire to somewhere warmer.

I wish.   

I do like Melbourne, have met some nice friends there and had a great time.

except for today, its cold wet and windy today.

It's so cold tonight,had to put socks on for the first time in months.