18 Signs of High Emotional Intelligence
Travis Bradberry – Emotional intelligence is the “something” in each of us that is a bit intangible.
TAG: compassion
Willie Nelson Rescued 70 Horses From a Slaughterhouse and Let Them Roam Free on His Ranch
Amanda Froelich – As if you need another reason to love Willie Nelson.
Dalai Lama: What is the Purpose of Life?
The Dalai Lama – The answer to the age old question: What is the purpose of life?
An Alternative View of Human Nature
Steve Taylor – Kindness and cooperation are more natural to human beings than selfishness.
Animal Cruelty Rising Along with Violence and a Disconnection from Nature
Vic Bishop – Few things exemplify the darkness lurking within the hearts of human beings quite like animal cruelty.
How Showing Compassion for Animals Can Improve Personal Well-Being
Alex Pietrowski – Compassion beyond the human race is an expression of our highest selves.
Organic, Conscious Café Reduces Food Waste and Feeds the Hungry
Christina Sarich – This is what genuine compassion and community leadership looks like.
Germany First to Develop Humane Alternative to Live Chick Shredding
Vic Bishop – The shredding of living male chicks will end in 2017, making it the first nation to stop this cruel practice.
7 Signs You Might be a Spiritual Activist
Gary ‘Z’ McGee – Do you put your spirituality to good use in this needy world?
5 Quick Steps to Forgiving Yourself
Paige Bartholomew – Forgiving yourself can be a tough one because the person who feels angry, and the person you’re angry with, is the same person – YOU!
Racism vs. Love, Compassion and Knowledge
Daniel Dowling – What we see as problems are actually brilliant and compassionate ways for us to recognize the imbalances that lead to hate and racism…
Could You Give Like This Man?
Video – Research suggests that not only is giving good for you—your health, your happiness, and your sense of purpose—but gift-giving activates the good things that people do to heal a wounded world.
11 Ways Our Society Treats Us Like Caged Rats: Do Our Addictions Stem from that Trapped Feeling?
Charles Eisenstein, The Fix Waking Times Instead of a moral failing or physiological malfunction, is addiction an adaptive response to circumstances? You’ve probably heard about those addiction studies with caged lab rats, in which the rats compulsively press the heroin dispensing lever again and again, even to the point of choosing it over food and …
What Mercy Will You Offer?
Stuart Wilde, Guest Waking Times Some people don’t need redemption, they believe they are perfect, the rest of us need as much redemption as we can get our podgy little hands on. But in order to have forgiveness and acceptance you need to offer it to others. If you can’t, then you are stuck. Often …
Turmeric’s Healing Power: A Physical Manifestation of Compassion?
Sayer Ji, Green Med Info Waking Times Few, if any, plants have been revered as thoroughly — by the religious and scientific community alike — as a healer of the human body, mind and soul, as beautiful turmeric. It could be written off as an overly imaginative cultural oddity that ancient Indians understoodturmeric to be the …
Universal Consciousness – True Preparedness for Uncertain Times
Rene Descartes, Contributor Waking Times If you “sense” that big changes are coming, you’re right. And consider this: You can physically prepare until you think you are nearly invincible, but you can lose it all in an instant. Social, political, or natural forces could disrupt or wipe out your preparations. Even the most powerful governments …
Debt, Foreclosure and Forgiveness
Uwe Blesching, Contributor Waking Times Make no mistake, bankruptcies or foreclosures, are a serious crisis. The sustained mental and emotional stress commonly experienced during the months or years of bankruptcy or foreclosure process is toxic stress. This type of stress has been shown to increase the risk of developing chronic de- generative diseases such as …
Kuan Yin: The Compassionate Rebel
Nitin Kumar, New Dawn Waking Times It is unfortunate that Buddhism’s most enduring (and universal) contribution to the world has been insufficiently translated as compassion. The original Sanskrit word is karuna, which holds within itself traces of the fragment ‘ru’, meaning to weep. While the Oxford dictionary describes compassion as pity bordering on the merciful, karuna …
The 12 Keys of Spiritual Activism
Humanity Healing Waking Times The embrace of the path of Spiritual Activism enables individuals or groups to develop the noble qualities of compassion, wisdom and gratitude. It is in itself a Path of Transformation – a Spiritual Blueprint for living. We can shift our perspectives of reality through seeking service beyond self by practicing the …
Is Compassion for Suckers?
Rebecca Gladding, M.D., Guest Waking Times I recently saw what seemed to be an inspiring quote attributed to Mother Teresa: “People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people …