The Benefits Of Compassion

According to Janice Marturano, ‘Compassion allows us to understand the suffering around us as belonging to everyone, and our own suffering as a part of who we are that can be acknowledged and attended to, with kindness and gentleness.’

Suffering is the foundation for success. Nothing happens without discomfort. If you are not willing to make yourself uncomfortable, you are not willing to get what you want.

Whatever it is that you are facing right now in your life, it is part of your journey. Enjoy it!

‘Compassion opens the door to connection between your mind and heart.’

If you want to truly understand where others are coming from, what they have been through, and what they are going through, you need your mind and heart.

‘Compassion practice can also help us form a new relationship with those who are difficult for us.’

People are different. No two human beings are the same. If you want to get along with those who are difficult for you, you must find a way to connect with them.

Compassion: Why We Need It

‘Cultivating compassion begins with self-compassion. … Compassion cannot truly be offered to others until we first offer it to ourselves.’- Janice Marturano

Life is not linear. Things happen. Don’t fight what you are going through in your life. All you can do is be open to where it is taking you.

Be kind to yourself. Do not beat yourself up. Nothing is about you. Do not make things all about you. That is not what self-compassion is about. Self-compassion is about love, care, and respect.

Compassion is good because it ‘reminds us that when we see someone suffering, we are separated from the sufferer by only the thinnest lines of time and circumstance, and we feel a pull to lessen the suffering. … It helps us to understand the interconnections among us. It encourages us to become involved with the well-being of those around us.’

If you want to build a great community, don’t forget those around you. Love them. Treat them with respect. And support them. And they will always support you.