Creative Producer | Educator and Facilitator of Compassion | 2021 Stanford CCARE Applied Compassion Training graduate
los angeles, ca
Joined December 2008
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Kristine Claghorn retweeted
I’m still stuck on this idea: investing in more sleep for climate justice. If everyone in the United States was encouraged to sleep an additional hour or two, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions could be huge. Like the size of smaller, more sustainable countries huge. – at Chicago, IL
Practicing this form of active compassion helps us step past ourselves and our feelings, allowing us to slow down and act.
It’s hard not to feel helpless with everything going on in the world right now. If you’re interested, I wanted to share a practice that has helped me overcome feelings of overwhelm, helplessness, burnout, and failure that accompany seeing so much pain in the world. 1/2
The practice of Tonglen over time helps us face suffering straight on, empowering ourselves to get out of our pain. This process helps us avoid empathic distress, which leads to better compassionate action. If you’re interested in giving it a try: insig.ht/DSIN6MbAWnb 2/2
Self-compassion involves treating yourself with the care and concern you would give a friend when confronted with personal inadequacies, mistakes, failures, and painful life situations.
Research suggests self-compassion is strongly related to psychological wellbeing, personal initiative, motivation, accountability, increased happiness, optimism, and connectedness, as well as decreased anxiety, depression, neurotic perfectionism, and rumination.
Here’s a short four-minute self-compassion practice you can do at any time: insig.ht/WNCB9FbTbnb
Probably the best film I’ve seen… ever? If you have time this weekend, buy a ticket to watch Fire of Love via @sundanceorg from the comfort of your couch!
