The Internal Battle of Compassion
The Internal Battle of Compassion

Author: Matthew Senecal

Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2020-04-01

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 109800650X

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The lack of compassion for self and others blurs our perception. We can choose to either fight our nature or go with it. There is no better time than now to begin looking at ourselves and others through the eyes of compassion. In reading this book, your subconscious will be opened, guiding you to parts of self you may have forgotten. It allows all of what you are to come forward in its authenticity, creating a philosophy and habit of acceptance, holding you as you are in compassion with all your faults, emotions, and grief. A gentle guidance to a place where you are willing to be with oneself and others during peace or pain without needing distraction, The Internal Battle of Compassion was written to help guide the reader to a state of true, unfiltered compassion within oneself. There is no one true solution, no standard formula that will solve all problems. There is only your willingness to stay open to a possibility of authentic change, growth, and an honest connection within self and to the world around you. Questions will be answered, yet more questions will be raised. If your heart stays receptive and mind stays clear, you will be guided to hold compassion for all parts of self and life equally. Before this work was thought of, a vivid dream of an elephant with one tusk burned itself into my memory. A large elephant head with one tusk left me asking questions and searching. Searching for what this may have meant and what it could represent, I was lead to an old Indian symbol of Ganesh. Oblivious to what I was looking for, I found all the answers and teachers I could ever want. Through my journey, I was guided to start writing about these newfound experiences. coming to grips with more and more of myself, I received everything I ever wanted only to find it all to be a representation of the parts of myself I was unable to acknowledge or accept. Not until I was put in a dark corner by life's many lessons could I see myself clearly, and how compassion and the grace of being willing to suffer with oneself would change the way I lived my life, and how each moment is now cherished and not only a means to an end. My journey has become a continuous cycle of expansion in one's mind, body, and soul. Finding acceptance for anything life places in front of me, and to deal with it without resistance or force.

Conflict without Casualties
Conflict without Casualties

Author: Nate Regier

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2017-04-24

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1523082623

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When leaders learn how to manage the emotions and drama in their organizations, conflict can be made healthier. Nate Regier uses the Drama Triangle Model and the Compassion Cycle to show leaders how to exercise compassion, not passion, and turn the negative energy of conflict into a positive energy for increased productivity and growth. Conflict without Casualties fills a gap by showing leaders at any level how to leverage positive conflict. Practical, insightful, challenging, relevant. -Dan Pink, New York Times bestselling author Most organizations are terrified of conflict in the workplace, seeing it as a sign of trouble. But Nate Regier says conflict is really just a kind of energy and can be used in positive or negative ways. Handled incorrectly, conflict becomes drama, which is costly to companies, teams, and relationships at all levels. Avoiding, managing, or reducing conflict is a limited alternative. Instead, Regier explores the interpersonal dynamics that perpetuate drama in organizations through a concept called the Drama Triangle and offers an alternative: the Compassion Cycle. The Compassion Cycle allows leaders to balance compassion and accountability, transforming conflict into a growth experience that enables organizations to achieve significant gains in energy, productivity, engagement, and satisfaction in relationships. Provocative and illuminating, the concepts Regier shares will turn conflict from an experience to be avoided into a partner for positive change.

Transforming Church Conflict
Transforming Church Conflict

Author: Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0664238483

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Using real-world case studies and examples, Hunsinger and Latini helpfully guide pastors and lay leaders through effective and compassionate ways to deal with discord.

Breakthrough
Breakthrough

Author: Richard Forer

Publisher: Danforth Book Dist

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 9780615404585

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The Inner Work of Racial Justice
The Inner Work of Racial Justice

Author: Rhonda V. Magee

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-09-17

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0525504702

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“Illuminates the very heart of social justice and how it might be approached and nurtured through mindfulness practices in community and through the discernment and new degrees of freedom these practices entrain.” --from the foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn In a society where unconscious bias, microaggressions, institutionalized racism, and systemic injustices are so deeply ingrained, healing is an ongoing process. When conflict and division are everyday realities, our instincts tell us to close ranks, to find the safety of those like us, and to blame others. This book profoundly shows that in order to have the difficult conversations required for working toward racial justice, inner work is essential. Through the practice of embodied mindfulness--paying attention to our thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations in an open, nonjudgmental way--we increase our emotional resilience, recognize our own biases, and become less reactive when triggered. As Sharon Salzberg, New York Times-bestselling author of Real Happiness writes, “Rhonda Magee is a significant new voice I've wanted to hear for a long time—a voice both unabashedly powerful and deeply loving in looking at race and racism.” Magee shows that embodied mindfulness calms our fears and helps us to exercise self-compassion. These practices help us to slow down and reflect on microaggressions--to hold them with some objectivity and distance--rather than bury unpleasant experiences so they have a cumulative effect over time. Magee helps us develop the capacity to address the fears and anxieties that would otherwise lead us to re-create patterns of separation and division. It is only by healing from injustices and dissolving our personal barriers to connection that we develop the ability to view others with compassion and to live in community with people of vastly different backgrounds and viewpoints. Incorporating mindfulness exercises, research, and Magee's hard-won insights, The Inner Work of Racial Justice offers a road map to a more peaceful world.

The Lost Art of Compassion
The Lost Art of Compassion

Author: Lorne Ladner

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0061748692

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Now in paperback, this practical guide to cultivating compassion delivers Buddhist and psychological insight right where we need it most—navigating the difficulties of our daily lives. Compassion is often seen as a distant, altruistic ideal cultivated by saints, or as an unrealistic response of the naively kind-hearted. Seeing compassion in this way, we lose out on experiencing the transformative potential of one of our most neglected inner resources. Dr Lorne Ladner rescues compassion from this marginalised view, showing how its practical application in our life can be a powerful force in achieving happiness. Combining the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism and Western psychology, Ladner presents clear, effective practices for cultivating compassion in daily living.

Achieving Self-Compassion
Achieving Self-Compassion

Author: Nate Terrell LCSW

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2015-11-21

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1504949048

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This book will teach you how you can achieve self-compassion and find greater happiness and inner peace by: Being your own best friend Developing beliefs that work for you Knowing you are inherently worthy Not projecting your needs onto others Choosing happiness and peace of mind Taking great care of yourself Tuning into your “authentic self” Eliminating negative reactions Appreciating what you already have Enjoying the present moment Nate Terrell has witnessed and experienced the healing and transformative power of these strategies in his work with clients and his own quest to be more self-compassionate. He lists additional strategies at the end of each chapter that you can begin using today to live your life with abundance, fulfillment and serenity - you deserve it! Many people believe that it is selfish to be self-compassionate. However, there is nothing selfish about eliminating self-criticism, treating yourself with kindness, feeling worthwhile, being happy, transcending your worries or finding a peaceful place within. These gifts, which you can give to yourself at any moment, will fill you with positive energy and caring you can pass onto others. Nate Terrell invites you to check out his website at www.achievingselfcompassion.com where you can sign up for self-compassion coaching over the phone and discuss your own experiences with self-compassion. He looks forward to hearing from you.

The Internal Battle of Compassion
The Internal Battle of Compassion

Author: Matthew W. Senecal

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781098017231

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The lack of compassion for self and others blurs our perception. We can choose to either fight our nature or go with it. There is no better time than now to begin looking at ourselves and others through the eyes of compassion. In reading this book, your subconscious will be opened, guiding you to parts of self you may have forgotten. It allows all of what you are to come forward in its authenticity, creating a philosophy and habit of acceptance, holding you as you are in compassion with all your faults, emotions, and grief. A gentle guidance to a place where you are willing to be with oneself and others during peace or pain without needing distraction, The Internal Battle of Compassion was written to help guide the reader to a state of true, unfiltered compassion within oneself. There is no one true solution, no standard formula that will solve all problems. There is only your willingness to stay open to a possibility of authentic change, growth, and an honest connection within self and to the world around you. Questions will be answered, yet more questions will be raised. If your heart stays receptive and mind stays clear, you will be guided to hold compassion for all parts of self and life equally. Before this work was thought of, a vivid dream of an elephant with one tusk burned itself into my memory. A large elephant head with one tusk left me asking questions and searching. Searching for what this may have meant and what it could represent, I was lead to an old Indian symbol of Ganesh. Oblivious to what I was looking for, I found all the answers and teachers I could ever want. Through my journey, I was guided to start writing about these newfound experiences. coming to grips with more and more of myself, I received everything I ever wanted only to find it all to be a representation of the parts of myself I was unable to acknowledge or accept. Not until I was put in a dark corner by life's many lessons could I see myself clearly, and how compassion and the grace of being willing to suffer with oneself would change the way I lived my life, and how each moment is now cherished and not only a means to an end. My journey has become a continuous cycle of expansion in one's mind, body, and soul. Finding acceptance for anything life places in front of me, and to deal with it without resistance or force.

The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science
The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science

Author: Emma M. Seppälä

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017-09-26

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 0190464690

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How do we define compassion? Is it an emotional state, a motivation, a dispositional trait, or a cultivated attitude? How does it compare to altruism and empathy? Chapters in this Handbook present critical scientific evidence about compassion in numerous conceptions. All of these approaches to thinking about compassion are valid and contribute importantly to understanding how we respond to others who are suffering. Covering multiple levels of our lives and self-concept, from the individual, to the group, to the organization and culture, The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science gathers evidence and models of compassion that treat the subject of compassion science with careful scientific scrutiny and concern. It explores the motivators of compassion, the effect on physiology, the co-occurrence of wellbeing, and compassion training interventions. Sectioned by thematic approaches, it pulls together basic and clinical research ranging across neurobiological, developmental, evolutionary, social, clinical, and applied areas in psychology such as business and education. In this sense, it comprises one of the first multidisciplinary and systematic approaches to examining compassion from multiple perspectives and frames of reference. With contributions from well-established scholars as well as young rising stars in the field, this Handbook bridges a wide variety of diverse perspectives, research methodologies, and theory, and provides a foundation for this new and rapidly growing field. It should be of great value to the new generation of basic and applied researchers examining compassion, and serve as a catalyst for academic researchers and students to support and develop the modern world.