Recovering Compassion

​"I can't see/read this now. I can't."

​I am sure a lot of people are feeling like this right now.

​Or you might feel even angrier and more helpless as you keep posting or reposting on the social media, doomscrolling the internet about what's going on.

​I hear you. I see you. I feel you.

​What you are experiencing is the collapse of compassion. It's an understandable reaction to what's going on in the world right now, because you are feeling overwhelmed by unimaginable events.

​However, we need compassion now, more than ever. We cannot truly respond to the utterly dire situations without compassion.

​Without compassion, we easily dehumanize others (whether they are persecutors or victims), turn our gaze away, fall into the moral distress, and often despair "Is this any helpful?" even when we are taking actions to help (compassion pseudo-inefficacy).

​So how do we restore our compassion? We can start by understanding what compassion truly is. Compassion is not just an emotional state; it's a multidimensional mental state with four interacting components-cognitive awareness, emotional connection, intentional attitude, and motivational actions.

​Compassion can collapse when we aren't careful of each of these components as well.

​On Friday Jan 30th, I am going to host 1 hour crash course on recovering compassion from collapse, based on the Compassion Cultivation Training I am certified as a trainer. You can diagnose yourself at which level your compassion is collapsing and learn about the antidotes to restore it.

​This will be a long game. Let's strengthen our compassion and protect it from collapse so that we can stand up together to protect our neighbors, families, and ourselves.

​Sign up now to become the Compassion Warrior.