Albert Einstein

Returning to Our Nature

Returning to Our Nature

When was the last time you stepped outside and inhaled deeply? Perhaps you can recall a time you let your toes be tickled by grass, or stood in awe at the base of a mountain wall made of stone, craning your neck to see the blue sky. When was the last time gravel crunched under your feet, or a babbling brook laughed as it gurgled on by, while you sat, simply watching on stones nearby?

The Outer Circle of the Center for Compassionate Leadership’s Model: Compassion for the Greater Good

The Outer Circle of the Center for Compassionate Leadership’s Model: Compassion for the Greater Good

Compassion for the greater good is the outer circle of the Center for Compassionate Leadership’s model. Without an anchoring in our interconnectedness with everyone and everything, self-compassion and compassion for others can quickly devolve into narcissism or manipulation.