working with compassion
Karen Armstrong is a noted author on religious affairs. Her latest book is Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life (2010), a mix of faith, philosophy, and self-help. In it, she offers a 12-step program to help make the world a more compassionate place:
- “Learn About Compassion”
- “Look at Your Own World”
- “Compassion for Yourself”
- “Empathy”
- “Mindfulness”
- “Action”
- “How Little We Know”
- “How Should We Speak to One Another?”
- “Concern for Everybody”
- “Knowledge”
- “Recognition”
- “Love Your Enemies”
This is not easy stuff. Armstrong’s program requires introspection, honest self-evaluation, and conscious effort. Perhaps I’m betraying my own limitations here, but I do believe that folks who attain the final step of loving their enemies should be designated junior saints, or at least get a certificate!
Connecting to work
In the U.S., we are so used to associating work with performance, productivity, and competition that the introduction of a term like compassion into…
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