I’ve talked a lot about how we can be loving towards ourselves and others, but I thought it would be good to get really specific. This is the first in a mini-series of Applied Compassion posts. Please keep in mind
Choose to Live Differently
On July 25 at 11 AM I had my first Love the Unloveable webinar. It is the first time I’ve done a webinar, certainly the first time I produced anything live on the internet and it’s kind of blowing my
You, Empathy; Anytime, Anywhere
This post shares how I practice empathy using the police shootings of the last week as an example (specifically empathy for my friends of color and my friends vocally supporting police officers). Last week I experienced one of my most
Intentional Writer Interview: Camille DeAngelis
Remember my blog post on becoming bulletproof to negative feedback? Today I share an interview with an author taking it one step further! Camille DeAngelis is a highly compassionate human being. She lives intentionally and uses her writing to make
Use Secret Compassion Goggles
It takes a certain vision and commitment to see and be more compassionate in the world. This is especially true when vision is so different from one person to another. The other night I woke up, my chest constricting. I
Self-care Starts with Boundaries
Note: Vague spoiler for Warcraft, but you weren’t going to watch that…were you? My car is a Frankenstein creature from the turn of the millennium, with bits and bobs replacing old parts. There’s an aluminum water bottle that was converted
Open Letter to Everyone
Dear One, This is a giant warm fuzzy. Unadulterated. Love. Through. Blog. Originally, I thought I was going to write about Orlando (If you’re looking for a response to that, read my post here. it’s the longest post on my
Paths to "Love Policy"
Today I’m going to talk about politics and economics. If you can’t handle talking about these things from a spiritual/compassionate lens, then stop reading. This isn’t for you. Come back next week (or tomorrow for a flash fiction piece like
Love-based Systems: Moving Beyond You
There are levels upon levels of compassion. It isn’t enough to help an old lady through a parking lot and then drive home in a super car that gets 6 miles to the gallon. That isn’t compassion. That’s carelessness. In
My Favorite 8 Coffee Talks
I’m a bit of a binge watcher and reader. Netflix is a dangerous thing for me. So are book series – when I have free time to read (This is more dangerous than say, audio books because I will read
