Ode To The Unsung Heroes
"The ode lives upon the ideal, the epic upon the grandiose, the drama upon the real." Victor Hugo If you want a little psychological...
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- Apr 5
- 3 min
Opening To Our Darkness
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own...
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Sharing Stories Of The Good For The Good
"We are each other’s harvest. we are each other's business. we are each other's magnitude and bond." —Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), First...
- Jan 16
- 4 min
Courage
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anais Nin We must constantly build dykes of courage to hold back the flood of...
- Jan 11
- 4 min
How To Hold A Cockroach And A Spider... And Everything
"Be curious, not judgmental." (perhaps falsely attributed to Walt Whitman, poet; endorsed by Ted Lasso, me, and my compassion circle)...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Remember This - A Lesson In Compassion
"Overcoming the need to create outsiders is our greatest challenge as human beings." Melinda Gates, The Moment of Lift Yesterday, my...
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
Getting Close To Home
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." Lewis B. Smedes, author, ethicist, theologian My husband...
- Aug 29, 2022
- 4 min
Fence Or A Welcome Sign?
Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. They're compassionate...
- Aug 23, 2022
- 4 min
Me Do Dat Sometimes Too
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.”- Brené Brown. A remarkable scene unfolded...
- Jun 25, 2022
- 5 min
Go To The Gold Standard?
“If your actions were to boomerang back on you instantly, would you still act the same? ― Alexandra Katehakis, psychotherapist Stock...
- Jun 9, 2022
- 5 min
Compassion Gone Right, A Lesson
“Close both eyes see with the other one. Then we are no longer saddled by the burden of our persistent judgments our ceaseless...
- Jun 7, 2022
- 5 min
Compassion Gone Wrong, A Lesson
“Nowhere is wisdom more necessary than in the guidance of charitable impulses. Meaning well is only half our duty; Thinking right is the...
- Jun 6, 2022
- 4 min
Could You, Would You, Help A Russian?
True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it. Dr. Daniel Goleman, author and...
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
How to Stop The Hurt
“Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the...
- May 23, 2022
- 4 min
Stop Gritting Your Teeth and Start Looking For Gold
"I have been finding treasures in places I did not want to search, finding beauty where I did not want to look." - Suzy Kassem, 'Rise Up...
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
Often We Need a Good Ear Not Advice
Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated. Jill Bolte Taylor I would like to say this has only happened once or...
- Apr 29, 2022
- 4 min
The Best Advice
“It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each...
- Apr 18, 2022
- 4 min
For All The Good Eggs About to Crack Up
"Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others." Dr. Brene Brown. After...
- Apr 14, 2022
- 4 min
What the World Needs Now Is Love
I’ve been reading and thinking about this thing we call “love” (a close cousin to compassion) for many years. I’ve read various theories...
- Apr 8, 2022
- 5 min
How Can I Emotionally Support Someone?
Recently, I was over my head in …situations while staying at my son’s home while he and his wife vacationed. Did I mention there are...
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