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COMPASSION vs INSENSITIVITY
DEFINITION: “Compassion is caring for ourselves and others and supporting people during times of need.”
COMPANION TRAITS: Love, Understanding, Empathy, Caring, Friendship, Forgiveness, Kindness
Quotes
“Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.” -Albert Schweitzer
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” – Jack Kornfield
May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.” – Thomas Jefferson
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
– Dalai Lama
“Compassion is at the heart of every little thing we do. It is the dearest quality we possess, yet all too often it can be cast aside with consequences too tragic to speak of. To lose our compassion, we lose what it is to be human.” – Author unknown
Videos
Cellino Family: Love & Compassion
Mayor of Louisville, KY makes compassion a city value
Songs
Songs about kindness & compassion
http://www.mindfulteachers.org/2016/01/songs-about-compassion-2.html
7 Songs for teaching kindness
https://theeducatorsspinonit.com/7-songs-for-teaching-kindness/
Ten Songs of Compassion
https://content.lifeisgood.com/ten-songs-of-compassion/
Lessons
33 Amazing Children That Will Teach You A Lesson In Humanity
https://mamabee.com/33-amazing-children-will-teach-lesson-humanity/amp/
Story can be used as discussion starter & meaning of compassion to each student & his/her teacher
Books
12 Books that model Empathy & Compassion in Young Children
https://www.readbrightly.com/books-that-model-empathy-compassion-young-readers/
Compassion Book List and Resources -Children’s Library Lady
https://childrenslibrarylady.com/picture-books-about-compassion/
Other Children’s Books
Come With Me by Holly M. McGhee
Most People by Michael Leannah
Adult Book
Twelve Steps To A Compassionate Life -Karen Armstrong
Website links for more info
Harvest Time Partners Foundation – free character building resources
The Compassionate Mind – Association for Psychological Science – APS
Fred Rogers podcast:
