Compassion is the Heart of Kindness Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. – Dalai Lama By choosing to live with kindness, we also invited compassion to accompany us on our journey. Compassion is concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others, combined with a desire to help. It also has another dimension, which is usually ignored. It Begins with Self-Compassion If your compassion […]
Living with Kindness Is a Choice What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. – Jane Goodall – As Larry and I continue to explore what it means to us to live with kindness, we have discovered that there are several aspects of the kindness path that are defined by words that begin with the letter C. Here […]
You’ve Got to Be Taught to Hate and Fear If people can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. Nelson Mandela Recently, Larry and I were discussing our concerns about the increasing expressions of hatred and fear of others in our country. We realize that this has been an ongoing part of our history, […]
Living with Kindness Makes Life a Celebration One should never, but never, pass by an opportunity to celebrate. ― j d malouf Life offers us so many opportunities to celebrate. We usually think of celebrating special moments in our life journey – anniversaries, birthdays, major accomplishments. At these times, we stop and enjoy the moment. Sharing with others – the exchange of love and appreciation – enriches […]
Creating a Worldwide Kindness Community There are no strangers here, only friends you haven’t yet met … William Butler Yeats Creating a Culture of Kindness We are communal beings. We have an instinct to come together, but our culture has created economic and social conditions that separate us from one another. Many people feel isolated and […]
