Compassion is a verb. Plato

Compassion is a verb. Thich Nhat Hanh

This week a number of clients shared slivers of their COVID journey tinged with suffering, anxiety, stress and pain. They are the walking wounded who still hold ‘it’ together with determined strength and emotional fragility.

If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path. Buddha 

They find their way to the studio. A place of calm in the city.  This week I am reminded to Be (especially) kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. Plato and that No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia

Kindness changes the moment. Empathy changes people. Compassion changes the world. Anon

Everyday People

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results” - Einstein

The song Everyday People’s universal themes of compassion and respect is as topical today as it was over half a century ago. Why have we not moved forward? There is only one race, the human race. Rosa Parks

Here is a modern version by a charity called Playing for Change. Musicians collaborating around the world to instil harmony and love. Listen here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g4UWvcZn5U

The simple lessons from the song can extend your life. According to psychologist Susan Pinker in a 2017 TED talk, the secret to longevity is your connectivity to the community through simple social interactions - talking to the cashier at the grocery store, or the night guard or the FEDEX delivery man. We are all human, so let’s start treating each other like one.  Remember your humanity and forget the rest. Bertrand Russell

Listen to Susan here https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_longer_may_be_your_social_life?language=en