compassion

Live to give

Thumbnail image for Live to give by Paula O Sullivan June 8, 2011

‘Each man takes care that his neighbour shall not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he does not cheat his neighbour. Then all goes well’ –Ralph Waldo Emerson (quote) Gosh, do we all do that? Maybe not all of us, or maybe all of us at some stage of [...]

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On Dealing with Suffering From Past Relationships

Thumbnail image for On Dealing with Suffering From Past Relationships by Adam J Pearson April 27, 2011

Over the years, I’ve known many people who were once united as loving couples, but have since broken up and retained a great deal of suffering, aversion, frustration, and anger at the person they once loved. I’ve been in this situation quite a few times myself. Experience has taught me again and again that the [...]

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Life Storms

Thumbnail image for Life Storms by Adele Caulfield Schiller April 27, 2011

Today I witnessed firsthand, parts of the storm damage from the tornadoes that struck St. Louis on Friday evening (which I very narrowly escaped…) and all I can tell you is that I could hardly believe my eyes! What I saw on CNN, national and local news, was surprising to me…and probably what I found [...]

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How To Be Beautiful: Let your inner beauty speak through you

Thumbnail image for How To Be Beautiful: Let your inner beauty speak through you by Lauren Rosenfeld March 23, 2011

It’s very easy to get hung up on certain societal standards of beauty. Images on TV and in magazines drive us to go stare at ourselves in mirrors, where we silently castigate ourselves for our imperfections and curse our genes for producing noses that are too big, lips that are too thin, eyes that are [...]

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How to Be Compassionate: Forgive yourself as you would a friend

Thumbnail image for How to Be Compassionate: Forgive yourself as you would a friend by Lauren Rosenfeld February 23, 2011

                It’s really so easy to get down on ourselves. One slip-up and we’re quick to start calling ourselves the kinds of names that we would usually reserve for the worst kinds of villains. When it comes to judging our mistakes in life, we act like the bully [...]

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Sometimes You Have to Choose to Love — A Love Story after PTSD

Thumbnail image for Sometimes You Have to Choose to Love — A Love Story after PTSD by Lily Casura February 16, 2011

Into the dearth of “good news” about combat veterans with PTSD and their partners comes the remarkable love story of Josh and Helen, who met and fell in love AFTER his service, his suicide attempts, and his PTSD diagnosis. While PTSD can seem like the “third partner” in a relationship — the ever-present elephant in [...]

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So you thought slavery ended in 1865… think again.

Thumbnail image for So you thought slavery ended in 1865… think again. by Thomas Norman DeWolf January 18, 2011

              Two years ago a powerful book was published about modern-day slavery: A Crime So Monstrous. It’s a harrowing, eye-opening book. A couple of related stories caught my attention recently. One is about a black family in Mississippi that was enslaved until the 1960′s. That is not a typo; [...]

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How To Be Wise: Want wisdom? Just breathe.

Thumbnail image for How To Be Wise: Want wisdom? Just breathe. by Lauren Rosenfeld January 18, 2011

                    In the moments before harsh words escape your mouth. In the seconds before you lift a fork to partake in the miracle of nourishment. While being put on hold during a customer service call. When your patience is being tried by your children. Or your [...]

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You Know That I’ll Be Reaching For Higher Ground

Thumbnail image for You Know That I’ll Be Reaching For Higher Ground by Brooke Leigh Sheldon December 22, 2010

“Given the possibility of living up to the dream in me, you know that I’ll be reaching for higher ground.” John Denver (Higher Ground) Throughout my life and my career I have recognized when the conversations within me asked me, moved me, pushed me to take paths of new, powerful and unique challenge. Such was [...]

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The Pacific Commons – Greenpeace urges international support for first high seas no-take area in the Pacific

Thumbnail image for The Pacific Commons – Greenpeace urges international support for first high seas no-take area in the Pacific by Greenpeace October 13, 2010

From Greenpeace Greenpeace is calling on Governments which are part of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to support the Cook Islands plan to close off a large area of international waters to all fishing in order to restore Pacific tuna fisheries, protect biodiversity and eliminate pirate fishing. The Cook Islands proposal to [...]

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