“To nourish the soul means to become kinder, more compassionate, wiser, and more loving, often through the making of difficult choices that foster growth rather than safety. The nourishment and growth of the soul is the very reason for human life.” HumansMeanSoulReasonChoicesDifficultGrowthSafetyHuman LifeCompassionateWiserNourishmentKinderDifficult Choices Author:Joan Z. Borysenko
“The extraordinary language of Nonviolent Communication is changing how parents relate to children, teachers to students, and how we all related to each other and even to ourselves. It is precise, disciplined, and enormously compassionate. Most important, once we study NVC we can't ignore the potential for transformation that lies in any difficult relationship - if we only bother to communicate with skill and empathy.” IfsChildrenImportantLyingLanguageParentDifficultStudyTeacherStudentsCommunicationSkillsEmpathyTransformationExtraordinaryCommunicateRelateBotherRelatedCompassionatePreciseNonviolent CommunicationTeacher StudentDifficult Relationship Author:Bernie Glassman
“God is compassionate and just, loving and holy, wrathful and forgiving. WE can't sideline His more difficult attributes to make room for the palatable ones.” DifficultRoomsHolyForgivingCompassionateAttributesSidelines Book:The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply Source: The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply
“A compassionate attitude opens our inner door, and as a result it is much easier to communicate with others. If there is too much self-centered attitude, then fear, doubt and suspicion come and as a result our inner door closes. Then it is very difficult to communicate with others.” IfsSelfDifficultResultsAttitudeDoubtToo MuchDoorsEasierCommunicateCompassionateSuspicionSelf CenteredNarcissisticWise Man Once SaidSelf AbsorbedEgocentricSocial Interaction Author:Dalai Lama