By Spencer Kornhaber — 2015
Be kind, show understanding, do good—but, some scientists say, don’t try to feel others’ pain.
Read on www.theatlantic.com
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If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.
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According to the dictionary, to forgive is to stop feeling angry or resentful toward yourself or others for some perceived offense, flaw, or mistake. Keeping that definition in mind, forgiveness becomes a form of compassion.
At a weekend workshop I led, one of the participants, Marian, shared her story about the shame and guilt that had tortured her.
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