Gratitude can lift us up from emotional depletion and revitalize us when fatigued and worn down. For helping professionals, it can provide a protective buffer against compassion fatigue. Research on the benefits of gratitude and an easy way to practice it are shared in this video.

youtube.com/watch?v=vk0Ndyn5zd

#meditation #compassionate #gratitude #psychology #buddhism

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Michael John Smith · @londonerabroad
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B. Morris Allen · @BMorrisAllen
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My guitar teacher just released a new single...

Seriously, has made a career out of , , and - songs that are uplifting AND great listening, and this song is right in that vein. Check it out!

youtube.com/watch?v=M73Cg1ywIG

#music #energetic #compassionate #gentle #carrienewcomer

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steve dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
304 followers · 9824 posts · Server masto.ai
The Psychic Mantra · @khudaniariya
11 followers · 222 posts · Server mstdn.social

Inside the Mind of an INFP: 10 Struggles and How to Overcome Them youtube.com/watch?v=Ir1euDE6jY
Are you an INFP? Today we're talking about the unique struggles that come with this personality type. From feeling everything so deeply to finding meaningful connections, let's embrace our quirks and keep on thriving in this modern world!

#connections #Idealism #decisionmaking #emotions #socializing #struggles #empathetic #authenticity #idealistic #dreamers #compassionate #sensitive #imaginative #infp

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steve dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
273 followers · 8999 posts · Server masto.ai
🌬 NorthWind · @NorthWind
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Camille · @camilleshouse
102 followers · 243 posts · Server mas.to

I want to reiterate the end of my last thread without the TW as I feel it’s important.

It’s so easy to choose to be mean & hateful in this world. Sometimes I feel it’s damn near encouraged.

Let’s all lean into more. That doesn’t mean we need to be pushovers. We can have strong boundaries and high standards & certain expectations on what we will and won’t allow in our lives.

But we can still be and .

(Boosts appreciated ❤️)

#life #philosophy #empath #hsp #compassionate #kind #kindness

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Chrissy · @chrissytina
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Justice💙:toad: LICSW · @justiceLICSW
674 followers · 1596 posts · Server toad.social

I am . You jere as if that’s bad, but you deeply know, it’s not. You’re just scared.
I am honest. You jere as if that’s bad when you don’t like what you hear, but deeply you know that what you say is truth, IS actually
I am open minded & loving. You jere as if that’s bad bc open minded is scary for you, but deeply you know you’ll have to reject loved ones for dogma.
I smile at science. You reject for religion. you seem inflexible here.

#woke #compassionate #thebiglie #lgbtq #trans #abortion

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Shane O'Mara · @shaneomara
414 followers · 162 posts · Server mstdn.science

Regarding distress, and the biological roots of empathy: Calvin and Hobbes; the Compassionate Brain in Action; Shooting Aliens; Do the right thing

brainpizza.substack.com/p/rega

Simply defined, empathy is the capacity for sharing the experiences of another person - these can be emotional, cognitive, or whatever...

#empathy #compassionate #biological #calvinandhobbes #shootingaliens #brain #BrainScience #action #distress #social #sharing #aliens #tuesdaythoughts #caring #bookstagram

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Adam Wolkoff · @awolkoff
52 followers · 297 posts · Server numinauts.club

To cling to is also to be shadowed by its opposite, , which is ready to pounce whenever we let go of that hope. Bodhisattvas are moved to act by something deeper: a of that wants to express itself and, although it seeks results, does not require them.

David Loy, “Don’t-Know Mind and the Election of Our Lives”

#hope #fear #compassionate #generosity #spirit

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Dunbar's Number · @sabret00the
65 followers · 196 posts · Server mas.to

Just a reminder, you can't be a and not be . The dehumanization and exploitation of our environment and fellow human beings is fundamental to .

Be .
Be .
Be .
Have a responsibility to the well-being to everyone around you; .
Be .
Be .

#thoughtful #compassionate #care #antiandrocentrism #antimaterialism #anticapitalism #capitalism #racist #capitalist

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ZeNeece · @ZeNeece
51 followers · 430 posts · Server social.vivaldi.net

Trying a new thing from @Mrfunkedude

a way to keep Mastodon social and remind us we are all Human Beings.

Today is another day to feel about something. I am sure that will happen, as I will try to be to look for such things. (It's often just looking at my dog, lol)

I will work and try to be and to every person I communicate with. And yes, my dog is a person to me, lol!

#today #awe #mindful #kind #compassionate

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Psychgallica · @psychgallica
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Psychgallica · @psychgallica
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Chrissy · @chrissytina
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Psychgallica · @psychgallica
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mohansus · @mohansus
171 followers · 23 posts · Server newsie.social

A "realistic" ? An ??

Well! IT is possible!!

For our "troubled" lives, laid waste by capricious , another is indeed within reach.

lnkd.in/gfRZuybd

Read for why might well be the answer for our existential questions.

#utopia #oxymoron #neoliberalism #world #compassionate #capitalism

Last updated 2 years ago