Think compassion is just soft-hearted kindness? These profound compassion quotes reveal their true strength and why the world needs more of it.
Now, before you confuse it with kindness, because, well, they do look like long-lost cousins, you see, compassion is what happens when kindness levels up.
It’s not just about holding the door open for someone; it’s about noticing they’re struggling to carry five bags of groceries and actually offering to help.
It’s kindness with a heart that listens and a mind that cares. It’s the difference between saying, “That’s tough,” and actually feeling the tough with someone.
Kindness is giving someone an umbrella in the rain, while compassion is standing there with them, getting drenched together, because you know they need company more than dryness. See the difference?
Compassion means truly feeling what someone else is going through and stepping in to help because you actually care. In other words, kindness is what you do, and compassion is what you feel and why you do it.
And science backs this up. Studies show that compassion not only helps others but also boosts our well-being. The researchers at Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education found that practicing compassion reduces stress, increases happiness, and even improves our health.
Being compassionate means helping others while helping yourself, too. You do something good, spread kindness, and guess what? It comes right back to you. It’s like good karma on autopilot; you make someone’s day better, and in return, you feel lighter, happier, and even healthier. Science says so, and honestly, so does life.
And the best part is that compassion isn’t something you either have or don’t. It’s not a natural attribute but a skill, something we can sharpen with practice. The more we slow down, notice people, understand their struggles, and actually show up for them, the more natural it becomes. In all seriousness, the world could use a lot more of it right now.
But here’s a vital part we often forget: compassion matters just as much for you as it does for others. It’s funny how we rush to comfort a friend but give ourselves the cold shoulder when we mess up.
We’ll tell someone, “It’s okay, you did your best,” but when we fail, we suddenly become our own worst critics. That’s where self-compassion comes in, treating yourself with the same kindness you’d give a struggling friend.
But don’t worry, I won’t go all deep on that here. I’ve got another post brewing just for self-compassion because, trust me, it deserves its own spotlight.
For now, let’s focus on compassion as a whole, the kind we show to others, the kind that makes the world softer, people kinder, and life a little more human, and the kind that, if we’re lucky, circles right back to us.
Beautiful Compassion Quotes
More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate. ~ Roy T. Bennett
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. ~ John Holmes
It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone who needs it, it can last a lifetime. ~ Steve Maraboli
My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ~ Maya Angelou
How beautiful would it be if we could just see souls instead of bodies? To see love and compassion instead of curves. ~ Karen Quan
Give Compassion: Every day, the average person fights epic battles, never told just to survive. ~ Ken Poirot
Love and compassion are the mother and father of a smile. We need to create more smiles in our world today. Smiles, after all, pave the way to a happy world. ~ Steve Maraboli
We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do and more in the light of what they suffer. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
This is my letter to the world That never wrote to me. ~ Emily Dickinson
That’s a tremendous thing—to be able to hold the world inside of yourself and still feel compassionate for it. ~ Rainbow Rowell
Compassion is an unstable emotion. It needs to be translated into action, or it withers. ~ Susan Sontag
A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. ~ Steve Maraboli
Moments of love and compassion are the only immortal moments in a human being’s life! We humans are mortals with immortal moments! ~ Mehmet Murat ildan
Look at every creature from the window of compassion with the eyes of love! ~ Mehmet Murat ildan
Walk with me for a while, my friend—you in my shoes, I in yours—and then let us talk. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich
The funny thing about the heart is a soft heart is a strong heart, and a hard heart is a weak heart. ~ Criss Jami
Compassion is to look beyond your own pain to see the pain of others. ~ Yasmin Mogahed
When our beliefs come from a foundation of love and compassion, a just society will rise. ~ Donna Maltz
Short Quotes About Compassion
Compassion is the basis of morality. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
A stranger’s compassion can make a world of difference. ~ Oprah Winfrey
No one has ever become poor by giving. ~ Anne Frank
We are all different. Don’t judge; understand instead. Roy T. Bennett
The measure of a society is its compassion. ~ Kristin Hannah
We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead. ~ Roy T. Bennett
When it comes to love, compassion, and other feelings of the heart, I am rich. ~ Muhammad Ali
Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. ~ Horace Mann
We only have what we give. ~ Isabel Allende
Compassion is a verb. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Compassion is a passion with a heart. ~ Unknown
Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others. ~ Helen Keller
The fundamental human experience is that of compassion. ~ Joseph Campbell
Compassion crowns the soul with its truest victory. ~ Aberjhani
Compassion is the greatest form of love humans have to offer. ~ Rachael Joy Scott
When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. ~ Maya Angelou
Give your weakness to one who helps. ~ Rumi
We have to make mistakes; it’s how we learn compassion for others. ~ Curtis Sittenfeld
Compassion is an action word with no boundaries. ~ Prince
Appetite is the beast in man; compassion is his spirit. ~ R. A. Delmonico
A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward. ~ William John Bennett
Until you have real compassion, you cannot recognize love. ~ Bob Thurman
Compassion is the chief law of human existence. ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Compassion is about giving all the love that you’ve got. ~ Cheryl Strayed
The heart that gives, gathers. ~ Tao Te Ching
When in doubt, favor compassion over certainty or tradition. ~ Ivan M. Granger
Successful leaders leaders lead with passion and compassion. ~ Farshad Asl
Sometimes, the people who are the hardest to love are the ones who need it most. ~ Kristi Ling
Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others. ~ Booker T. Washington
Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self. ~ Russell Simmons
We can achieve more in a moment of compassion than in an hour of anger. ~ Sam Owen
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. ~ Henry Ward Beecher
Look for a way to lift someone up. And if that’s all you do, that’s enough. ~ Elizabeth Lesser
Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people. ~ Paulo Coelho
When we match compassion with purpose, we begin to conquer the world. ~ Zachariah Thompson
There is beauty in compassion, but one must learn wisdom, too. ~ Brandon Sanderson
A simple way to access compassion is to see with the eye of your heart. ~ Catherine Carrigan
Inspirational Quotes on Compassion
Out of compassion, I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within the,m I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives. ~ Bhagavad Gita
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you. ~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
People fall short. Your finger-pointing hurts you more than it does them. Less judgment. More compassion. ~ Bobby F. Kimbrough, Jr.
Compassion is at the heart of every little thing we do. It is the dearest quality we possess. Yet, all too often, it can be cast aside with consequences too tragic to speak of. To lose our compassion, we lose what it is to be human.~ Unknown
There never was any heart truly great and generous that was not also tender and compassionate. ~ Bishop Robert South
Nothing renews my faith in humanity more than the exchange of compassion so profound that mere words cannot embrace it. ~ Tiffany Madison
Listening with my heart reminds us of the other golden rule—to treat ourselves with the same understanding and compassion we give to others. ~ Gabi Garcia
Sing a song of love with all of your passion and compassion. Let it reveal your inner beauty. ~ Debasish Mridha
A compassionate person does not require other people to be stupid in order to be intelligent. Their intelligence is for everyone, so as to have a world in which there is less ignorance. ~ Jean-Yves Leloup
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. ~ George Washington Carver
Popular culture is a place where pity is called compassion, flattery is called love, propaganda is called knowledge, tension is called peace, gossip is called news, and auto-tune is called singing. ~ Criss Jami,
Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound to the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors. ~ Andrew Boyd
Let our hearts be stretched out in compassion toward others, for everyone is walking his or her own difficult path. ~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I’m not interested in whether you’ve stood with the great; I’m interested in whether you’ve sat with the broken. ~ Sue Fitzmaurice
I have no idea what’s awaiting me or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment, I know this: There are sick people, and they need curing. ~ Albert Camus
Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and it’s beauty. ~ Albert Einstein
Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. ~ Albert Schweitzer
When you open the floodgates to love, you gently, compassionately, and powerfully transmute everything based on fear into love. ~ Kris Franken
Wealth is the progressive realization of worthy goals, the ability to love and have compassion, and meaningful and caring relationships. ~ Deepak Chopra
We are all in the same cart, going to execution; how can I hate anyone or wish anyone harm? ~ Thomas More
As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear. ~ Tracee Ellis Ross
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. ~ John Bunyan
Spirituality is allowing compassion and love to flourish. When belongness begins, corruption ends. ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Do you know what people really want? Everyone, I mean. Everybody in the world is thinking: I wish there was just one other person I could really talk to, who could really understand me, who’d be kind to me. That’s what people really want if they’re telling the truth. ~ Doris Lessing
True compassion means not only feeling another’s pain but also being moved to help relieve it. ~ Daniel Goleman
I am grateful to realize that my desires do not entitle me to add to another’s suffering. ~ Zoe Weil
Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learned how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. ~ Nelson Mandela
With compassion, one becomes courageous. Compassion brings triumph when attacked; it brings security when maintained. ~ Tao Te Ching
No matter who we are, no matter how successful, no matter what our situation, compassion is something we all need to receive and give. ~ Catherine Pulsifer
There is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one’s own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels for someone, for someone, pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echos. ~ Milan Kundera
Let us not underestimate how hard it is to be compassionate. Compassion is hard because it requires the inner disposition to go with others to place where they are weak, vulnerable, lonely, and broken. But this is not our spontaneous response to suffering. What we desire most is to do away with suffering by fleeing from it or finding a quick cure for it. ~ Henri J.M. Nouwen
Quotes About Compassion and Kindness
I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness. ~ Mother Teresa
We can’t heal the world today but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, an act of kindness. ~ Mary Davis
Kindness and good nature unite men more effectually and with greater strength than any agreements whatsoever, since thereby the engagements of men’s hearts become stronger than the bond and obligation of words. ~ Sir Thomas More
Sometimes, it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life. ~ Jackie Chan
The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness is acceptance. ~ Christina Baker Kline
There is no small act of kindness. Every compassionate act makes large the world. ~ Mary Anne Radmacher
Use your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your heart for love. ~ Unknown
A single act of kindness is like a drop of oil on a patch of dry skin—seeping, spreading, and affecting more than the original need. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich
Be kind to people whether they deserve your kindness or not. If your kindness reaches the deserving good for you if your kindness reaches the undeserving take joy in your compassion. ~ James Fadiman
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. ~ Plato
Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves. ~ Pema Chodron
And as I’ve gotten older, I’ve had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, and a gentler way of looking at things. ~ Martin Scorsese
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. ~ Aesop
There is a fine line between compassion and a victim mentality. Compassion though is a healing force and comes from a place of kindness towards yourself. Playing the victim is a toxic waste of time that not only repels other people, but also robs the victim of ever knowing true happiness. ~ Bronnie Ware,
Live your life in such a way that you’ll be remembered for your kindness, compassion, fairness, character, benevolence, and a force for good who had much respect for life in general. ~ Germany Kent
One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls. ~ Jack Kerouac
I believe the world is divided in three groups: givers, takers and the few that can balance both impulses. Giving and loving is a beautiful thing. It is the currency of compassion and kindness, it is what separates good people from the rest. And without it, the world would be a bleak place. If you are a giver, it is wise to define your boundaries because takers will take what you allow them to; all givers must learn to protect that about themselves or eventually, there is nothing left to give. ~ Tiffany Madison
Some More Meaningful Quotes for Compassion
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognised moral qualities of men. ~ Confucius
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity. ~ Keshavan Nair
Compassion is that special ingredient that is often missed, and it makes a difference in building a positive environment. ~ Farshad Asl
The assumption that animals are without rights and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
In compassion, when we feel with the other, we dethrone ourselves from the center of our world and we put another person there. ~ Karen Armstrong
Compassion has been advocated by all the great faiths because it has been found to be the safest and surest means of attaining enlightenment. ~ Karen Armstrong
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It’s a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. ~ Pema Chödrön
Compassion isn’t some kind of self-improvement project or ideal that we’re trying to live up to. Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves, all those imperfections that we don’t even want to look at. ~ Pema Chödrön
Cruel people offer pity when they no longer feel threatened. However, kind people offer compassion and understanding regardless. ~ Shannon L. Alder
Compassion is, by definition, relational. Compassion literally means ‘to suffer with,’ which implies a basic mutuality in the experience of suffering. The emotion of compassion springs from the recognition that the human experience is imperfect. ~ Kristin Neff
There are times when all you need is someone who will listen to you without judging you. ~ Bernard Kelvin Clive
Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world. ~ Francis Schaeffer
We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love. ~ Jane Goodall
Humanity’s collective mission in the cosmos lies in the practice of compassion. ~ Dalsaku Ikeda
Compassion comes with connectivity and connectivity can happen when you are free from within. ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
There is no such thing as tough love. Love is kind, love is compassionate, love is tender. ~ Heather Wolf
The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter. ~ Norman Cousins
Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. ~ Mother Teresa
If you had not suffered as you have, there would be no depth to you as a human being, no humility, no compassion. ~ Eckhart Tolle
As we grow in our consciousness, there will be more compassion and more love, and then the barriers between people, between religions, between nations will begin to fall. Yes, we have to beat down the separateness. ~ Ram Dass
Open your heart to compassion. Understand the sufferings of others and be ever ready to help them. The whole world is one family. All are children of God. The whole world is your abode, share what you have with others. A compassionate heart is the abode of God. ~ Swami Sivananda
Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else’s skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peached and joy finally for you too. ~ Frederick Buechner
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~ Leo Buscaglia
Quotes About Compassion and Empathy
The highest form of knowledge is empathy. ~ Bill Bullard
One does not remember one’s own pain. It is the suffering of others that undoes us. ~ Anna Funder
There is a nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness. ~ John Connolly
Any man filled with empathy is capable of gaining valuable insights into the human condition through the suffering of others. You do not need to suffer to know suffering, but you need empathy first to identify and feel the suffering of others around you. ~ Suzy Kassem
The first step to empathy and compassion is realizing the similarities between yourself and those that are suffering. ~ Oli Anderson
Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it. But the functions of intellect are insufficient without courage, love, friendship, compassion, and empathy. ~ Dean Koontz
Teach the children compassion and empathy, for all creatures are born selfish. ~ Abhijit Naskar
If it is not tempered by compassion, and empathy, reason can lead men and women into a moral void. ~ Karen Armstrong
Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind, and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection – or compassionate action. ~ Daniel Goleman
Compassion Quotes by the Dalai Lama
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~ Dalai Lama
Compassion naturally creates a positive atmosphere, and as a result, you feel peaceful and content. ~ Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. ~ Dalai Lama
The topic of compassion is not at all religious business; it is important to know it is human business, it is a question of human survival. ~ Dalai Lama
A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you. ~ Dalai Lama
Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength. ~ Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion. ~ Dalai Lama
Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering. ~ Dalai Lama
The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness. ~ Dalai Lama
Compassion is the radicalism of our time. ~ Dalai Lama
Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering. ~ Dalai Lama
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek. ~ Dalai Lama
Ultimately, humanity is one, and this small planet is our only home. If we’re to protect this home of ours, each of us needs to experience a vivid sense of universal altruism and compassion. ~ Dalai Lama
Quotes on Compassion by Brené Brown
When we’re looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles. ~ Brené Brown
Compassion is not a virtue—it is a commitment. It’s not something we have or don’t have—it’s something we choose to practice. ~ Brené Brown
Compassionate people ask for what they need. They say no when they need to, and when they say yes, they mean it. ~ Brené Brown
Courage gives us a voice, and compassion gives us an ear. Without both, there is no opportunity for empathy and connection. ~ Brené Brown
Requiring accountability while also extending your compassion is not the easiest course of action, but it is the most humane and, ultimately, the safest for the community. ~ Brené Brown
Buddha Quotes About Compassion
In separateness lies the world’s greatest misery; in compassion lies the world’s true strength. ~ Buddha
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little. ~ Buddha
Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things that renew humanity. ~ Buddha
For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world. ~ Buddha
Quotes on Being Compassionate by Amit Ray
Beautify your inner dialogue. Beautify your inner world with love light and compassion. Life will be beautiful. ~ Amit Ray
Drop the people who do not value you, respect you. Life has infinite horizons. Accept yourself, love yourself, and move forward. ~ Amit Ray
The light of compassion opens the petals of the heart. When the petals of the heart unfold, the fragrance spreads across the valley. ~ Amit Ray
There are many goals, but one path – the path of compassion. ~ Amit Ray
Our heart is wide enough to embrace the world and hands are long enough to encompass the world. ~ Amit Ray
Compassion is all-inclusive. Compassion knows no boundaries. Compassion comes with awareness, and awareness breaks all narrow territories. ~ Amit Ray
Compassion is the signature of Higher Consciousness. Non-violence is the tool to evolve into the Higher Consciousness. ~ Amit Ray
Sayings About Compassion by Sadhguru
Compassion means an all-encompassing passion. When it is exclusive, we call it passion. When it becomes all-inclusive, it becomes compassion. ~ Sadhguru
Out of all the emotions that you can nurture within you, compassion is the least entangling and, at the same time, the most liberating emotion that you can have. ~ Sadhguru
Love Entangles, Compassion Liberates. ~ Sadhguru
Compassion is not condescending kindness. It is a passionate engagement with everything around you. ~ Sadhguru
Self Compassion Quotes
If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete. ~ Jack Kornfield
Self-compassion is like a muscle. The more we practice flexing it, especially when life doesn’t go exactly according to plan (a frequent scenario for most of us), the stronger and more resilient our compassion muscle becomes. ~ Sharon Salzberg
Having compassion for yourself means that you honor and accept your humanness. ~ Kristen Neff
When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives. ~ Kristin Neff
Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion towards ourselves and towards all living beings. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
If you want to help her, you need to help yourself first. No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion. ~ Seanan McGuire
Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves. ~ Pema Chodron
Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its self-concern to embrace the whole of the universal self. ~ Arnold Toynbee
Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion. ~ Jack Kornfield
Self-love is about slipping up, having the bad days and loving ourselves despite them, forgiving ourselves and, most importantly, having compassion for ourselves and how we’re feeling. So, give yourself permission to fall down, but don’t give yourself permission to stay there. ~ Saskia Lightstar
Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself. ~ Allan Lokos
For us to feel good emotionally, we have to look after ourselves. ~ Sam Owen
Sadness is beautiful. It makes us warm and tender. In those moments of vulnerability, we’re humble, and transparent. We connect with our being. We experience self-compassion in its entirety. ~ Anoir Ou-chad
Leaning on others is a beautiful act of self-compassion. ~ Sally Clarke
It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being. ~ John Joseph Powell
Taking time to relax every day, spending quality time with friends, and practicing mindfulness are some of the tried and tested ways of developing self-compassion. ~ Dr. Prem Jagyasi
It is a lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others. ~ Unknown
Quotes About Compassion Fatigue
Compassion fatigue and burnout are the two most frequently talked about aspects of professional quality of life. ~ Vidette Todaro-Franceschi
One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often. ~ Erich Fromm
Never give from the depths of your well, but from your overflow. ~ Rumi
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. ~ Anne Lamott
Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
A moment of self compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life. ~ Chrisopher K. Germer
Rest is, quite simply, when you stop using a part of you that’s used up, worn out, damaged, or inflamed, so that it has a chance to renew itself. ~ Emily Nagoski
Burnout is due to a lack of respect for your personal boundaries. ~ Unknown
An activity that allows you to use your imagination is an antidote to burnout. ~ Jardin Dogan
The expectation that we can be immersed in suffering and loss daily and not be touched by it is as unrealistic as expecting to be able to wlak through water without getting wet. ~ Dr. Naomi Rachel Remen
Nothing is sustainable without boundaries. ~ Brené Brown
What do you think? Does compassion come easily to you, or do you have to remind yourself to slow down and notice? Have you ever been on the receiving end of a small act of compassion that stayed with you? Or maybe you’ve been the one to show up for someone in a way that made a difference.
Whatever your thoughts, I’d love to hear them. The world runs better when there’s a little more compassion in the mix, toward others and ourselves. And who knows? Maybe a simple moment of kindness today could set off a ripple you don’t even see.
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