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“To cultivate compassion, try to remember that others are doing the best they can, just like you, and that when someone does something abusive, they are getting something that they feel is positive from the experience.”

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Sharon Gannon

Sharon Gannon, born on July 4, 1951, is an esteemed teacher known for her innovative teaching methods and profound educational philosophy. more

“See the other person's potential for kindness and bolster your own expression of kindness. If you see them in a negative way, the power of your perception will only help to keep them that way as you polarize yourself from them, assuming a superior role, seeing yourself as the good guy and them as the bad guy.”

Ifs Way Persons Helping Guy Roles Kindness Seeing Expression Perception Negative Assuming Superiors Bad Guys Good Guy Seeing Yourself

Author:Sharon Gannon

“The ridicule you may endure from others when you speak up for animals can help you to hone your skills, enabling you to become better at articulating your message in an informed, compassionate, and communicative way.”

Way May Helping Speak Animal Skills Messages Endure Compassionate Ridicule Enabling Articulating

Author:Sharon Gannon

“Be a communicator, not a self-righteous proselytizer or preacher. Many people are only concerned with expressing themselves, which isn't necessarily communication.”

People Self Communication Concerned Righteous Preacher Self Righteous Communicators

Author:Sharon Gannon

“Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone.”

Talking Communication Not Talking Shared Experiences Talking Down

Author:Sharon Gannon

“If you want people to listen to you, then be willing to listen to them.”

People Ifs Want Willing

Author:Sharon Gannon

“Be clear in your mind what you want the outcome of your communication to achieve. If your aim is more than just to vent your anger towards a meat eater and you sincerely want that person to be a kinder more compassionate being, then you must start by seeing them as a kind and compassionate person. If you are unable to see them as kind and compassionate, then how dare you demand them to see themselves that way.”

Ifs Way Want Mind Kind Persons Clear Seeing Achieve Communication Demand Aim Dare What You Want Meat Outcomes Compassionate Sincerely Kinder

Author:Sharon Gannon

“I have a real hunger to experience life. I'm really, really inspired by my family. I grew up with my family, really did a lot; we took a lot of road trips, we did a lot of different businesses, we'd always tried stuff. For me, that just kind of sparked something from the time I was a kid.”

Kind Different Real Kids Stuff Grew Grew Up My Family Inspired Hunger Road Trip

Author:Omar Benson Miller

“I think that the only way that you're going to succeed anywhere is to fail, as crazy as that sounds. It's the only way. You have to fail your way up.”

Thinking Way Sound Failing Crazy Succeed

Author:Omar Benson Miller

“Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.”

People Ifs Political Voice Common Common Sense Ties Heritage Heed Ties That Bind

Author:Barbara Jordan

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