Some of our previous posts have talked about the importance of compassion. Well this week, I found a fun way to focus on expressing compassion for yourself. Self compassion includes being gentle with yourself, being able to forgive your mistakes, and being empathetic to your experiences. This type of compassion includes resilience, which is the ability to stay optimistic and motivated Read more…
In previous posts, I have mentioned Karen Armstrong’s book Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life. In it, she discusses the importance of compassion. She suggests that, while everyone has the intrinsic ability to be compassionate, we must work hard to expand our capacity for it. While reading, I have been trying to pay attention to my own level of compassion. When does Read more…
Recently I read a blog post, The Secret Behind a Great Person which told the story of Theo van Gogh. History has placed Theo in the shadows of his older brother, Vincent van Gogh. It seems that without Theo, Vincent would not have been able to produce his works of art. Theo supported Vincent financially as well as emotionally. Donald Latumahina writes, “There Read more…
Recently, I have been focusing on the concept of compassion. An essential aspect of compassion is the ability to put yourself in another’s situation. A part of this is empathy, in which you can resonate with someone allowing yourself to feel what that person is feeling. Another part is being able to let go of your own beliefs to understand where Read more…
May you feel safe. May you feel content. May you feel strong. May you feel at ease. -Sylvia Boorstein “Lovingkindness” is one of the four minds of love. It refers to an attitude of friendship for everything and everybody. In the Spiral Staircase, Armstrong says “…if we deny our own pain, it is all too easy to dismiss the suffering Read more…
