Posts to help you find more compassion in your life.
Empathy can be a difficult virtue for some people to demonstrate. While it is easy to listen and understand someone through the context of your own perspective (commonly known as sympathizing), it is much harder to feel someone else’s pain as if it is your own (empathizing). If you are a person who knows how … Read more
The challenges of life affect us all regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, social status, or economic background. Each of us can use assistance or words of encouragement during such trying times. I frequently encounter family members, people from my social connections – even strangers – who single me out to disclose personal problems or ask … Read more
When I first heard of compassion fatigue, I thought it was just another pretentious term for people who mismanage their emotional investments. I couldn’t have been more wrong. After some revealing discussions with a couple of friends who were all working in the medical field, my perspective changed significantly. But it wasn’t until I started … Read more
Are you a compassionate person? Or do you know someone who exhibits that trait? Compassion comes from the Latin word “compati,” which literally means “to suffer with.” It is more than mere empathy and care—it is the desire to help someone who is suffering, and to be able to help that person ease their pain. … Read more