Living compassionately is one of the most meaningful ways we can exist in relationship to others and to ourselves.

You could call it love, kindness, or simply goodness, but at its heart, compassion is what makes us fully human. It connects us beyond our differences and grants us the capacity to respond to suffering in a way that heals. There’s bravery in compassion because it requires us to face pain and choose to act, to offer dignity when it’s not always deserved, and to extend c...