I’ve always paid close attention to the news. Indeed, I’ve come to understand my engagement with what the Washington Post’s Phil Graham called “the rough first draft of history” as a token of my ...

Relying on donations and volunteers, the group runs programs like the Bed Program and Homeless Survival Bag Program. The nonprofit's mission is to build an inclusive community by meeting people's ...

One of my first volunteer experiences as a retiree was to support the work of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Founded at the behest of Albert Einstein, a rather famous refugee, the IRC is ...

In 1859, Charles Darwin unveiled a theory of Evolution that shook the scientific world: the survival of the fittest, where nature thrives on ruthless competition and efficiency. This dog-eat-dog ...

Compassion is not empathy, though compassion depends upon empathy. Whereas empathy is the ability to take another’s perspective—cognitive and/or emotional—compassion is the motivation to alleviate ...

I had spent three hours on the computer trying to check in for my flight home to the United States. Again and again I went through the same prompts, but at a certain point in the process, the ...

The American Friends Service Committee says that it promotes a world free of violence, inequality, and oppression. Add to that compassion for others, and you have the basic philosophy that motivates ...

Kindness has a way of finding the loneliest people in the most unexpected moments, through a stranger’s decision, a neighbor’s quiet habit, a message that arrives at exactly the right time. These 12 ...

Compassion is what keeps us human, whether we’re a boss sending a kind email to a candidate who didn’t get the offer or a parent sitting with a child after a long day. It’s the manager who understands ...

The first time I had to think about the death penalty was in 2013. I was 9 years old. At that time, the United States had just experienced one of the most high-profile terrorist attacks on our soil ...

The authors found broad validity for the SCS. Regardless of population, gender, age, or language used, the SCS reveals self-compassion. This suggests that the SCS is getting at a foundational aspect ...