“We begin to cultivate real love for ourselves when we treat ourselves with compassion.”
Source: Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“The value of ones heart is in the reminders of what fills it,words may sustain for a while but actions will always be the hope”
“But what do you say if you're asked a direct question and you can't tell the truth and you can't tell a lie?'
'You say “how very interesting” and change the subject.”
Source: 10 Lb. Penalty
“Love is defined by difficult acts of human compassion & generosity.”
Source: Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“No matter what we think we should do, I don’t think you can coerce yourself into loving your neighbor—or your boss—when you can’t stand him. But if you try to understand your feelings of dislike with mindfulness and compassion, being sure not to forget self-compassion, you create the possibility for change.”
Source: Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“When we develop our ability to love in one realm, we simultaneously nourish our ability in others, as long as we remain open to the flow of insight and compassion.”
Source: Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“With our close friends, family members, and lovers, we hope to create a special world, one in which we can expect to be treated fairly, with care, tenderness, and compassion.”
Source: Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“Compassion has more to do with the attitude we bring to our encounters with other people than with any quantifiable metric of giving.”
Source: Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“The first step toward feeling compassion for others is to set the intention to try it out.”
Source: Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
“Changing the way LGBTQ individuals
with chronic or life-limiting illnesses are cared for requires a paradigm shift in the way we (collectively, as health care professionals) approach the conversation about what it means to be inclusive in our compassion. You don’t need to change your religious or moral beliefs to provide good care to LGBTQ individuals.”
Source: LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care: A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice