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What Difference Could Self-Compassion Possibly Have Made for Mangione and Rupnow? How Could It Help Us?
“When we fully accept the reality that we are imperfect human beings, prone to make mistakes and struggle, our hearts naturally begin to...
Dec 19, 202410 min read
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Turn Inner Chaos Into An (Advent) Adventure Toward Hope, Peace, Joy and Love, Using Self-Compassion
“A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.” - Dr. Christopher...
Dec 9, 20248 min read
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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)...
Jan 11, 20234 min read
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High Five Our "Demons"?
"Let terror then be turned into a treat..." Nicholas Gordon, poet In a conversation with a few others last night, we tossed back and...
Oct 31, 20224 min read
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Working With Ourselves
Educate your children to self-control…., and you will have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society. ...
Jul 20, 20225 min read
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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 7, 20225 min read
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How Bad Seeds Can Flower
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either -- but right...
Jun 2, 20227 min read
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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...
May 10, 20223 min read
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Want a Little Inner Peace?
[Neurotics are] torn by inner conflicts ... Every neurotic ... is at war with himself. Karen Horney, psychologist According to some...
Mar 29, 20223 min read
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Decreasing Our Suffering by Savoring Our Common Humanity
“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.” M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled My husband, John, and I are...
Mar 29, 20224 min read
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