EYES OF COMPASSION: A TRAUMA-INFORMED LENS SONG (1:33)
https://betterworld.bandcamp.com/track/what-does-this-student-need-or-want-eyes-of-compassion-a-trauma-responsive-lens-song-to-watch-the-music-video-click-on-this-songs-title-and-look-below-the-words-buy-the-full-digital-album
Bonus Resource: Please enjoy this powerful YouTube slideshow created by Cara Clancy (lyrics on screen):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_7Wik2gPfE
Think and Share Invitations
* Without using any names, think and share about a time when someone's words or actions resulted in your thinking, "What's wrong with him/ her?"
* Now, see if you can picture them in your mind and wonder out loud about what might have happened to them ---
what they may have seen / heard / felt that caused trauma in their lives. That's what we call "looking at a person through a trauma-informed lens."
* Think and share about a time you treated yourself with "self-compassion" -- that is, to treat yourself as you would treat a good friend who is going through a hard time.
* Think of a time when you were dealing with some kind of trauma, and you were glad that someone treated you with
patience and understanding, and let you know they cared about you and supported you, and helped you build resilience.
1
When you look at me,
please remember to keep in mind
that you don't know what you don't know
about me... what's happened to me.
2
You haven't seen what my eyes have seen,
you haven't heard what my ears have heard,
you haven't felt what my body and soul
have felt so deeply.
3
Looking with eyes of compassion,
listening with open heart and mind,
can help healing, hope, and resilience
take root and grow.
4
Thank you for wondering what's happened to me
instead of asking, "What's wrong with you?"
Thank you for helping me process my pain
and move towards joy... move towards joy.
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