#compassion Timeline

1y

"Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love." ~ Jane Goodall

#quote #NaturePhotography #compassion

Branch of green long needles of a coniferous tree with blurred flowering plants below and a tree trunk in the background.

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1y

I think it's time for a re-introduction!

Hello fediverse! I am an admin for Veganism.Social, VoIP engineer, sim-racer with @ethixracing, gamer, foodie, and long-time ethical vegan. I'm originally from South Florida, but now living in the Orlando area as of 2020. I'm usually not a very social person, but I'm trying to change that! I want to make a difference in the world, and one person cannot do that alone, so connecting with others is essential.

My political and ethical views are all centered around equality, compassion, and environmental protection. I am anti-capitalist, but I also understand that it's impossible in the current state of society to avoid participating in it. So I try to make the best decisions I can with the options given to me in order to minimize the harm it causes.

Humans and animals all over the world are facing troubling times, and thinking about it has taken a massive toll on my mental health. Now, I am trying to focus my efforts on things that I can change, rather than spreading myself too thin and not helping at all. This doesn't mean I'm ignoring all of the other suffering, but simply trying to prioritize based on what is within my reach.

Thank you for taking the time to read, and if you feel like we have something in common, give a follow! I look forward to meeting like-minded individuals and organizations that seek to make the world a better place!

For a bit more info about myself and my sim-racing efforts, check out this interview I did with @veganeasy last year.
https://www.veganeasy.org/discover/news/interview-eracing-driven-by-compassion/

#introduction #vegan #veganism #equality #compassion #SimRacing #eSports #gaming #VoIP #hospitality #ethics #connect #Florida

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1y

“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learned how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” ~ Nelson Mandela

#quote #compassion #landscape #waterway

Brown decorative railing in the foreground of view of waterway with a reddish-brown metal bridge on stone pilings spanning it. The surface of the water is reflecting the green trees on the banks and sky above. There are more green trees beyond the bridge.

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351d

Reading Rainbow is returning after twenty years, with the incomparable Mychal the Librarian leading the way.

This show is exactly what we need right now.

Books are being banned. Education is under attack. The fascists want to control the narrative.

This is an opportunity for kids to learn to love books, literature & libraries while also fostering a sense of compassion, diversity, inclusion and tolerance.

#readingrainbow #books #literature #writing #mychal #tolerance #compassion #libraries

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101d

“Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.” ~ Rumi

#quote #grief #compassion #garden

A large flowerbed filled with a variety of flowering plants, foliage, bushes and trees under a blue sky.

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191d

“Community responsibility, when it is managed well, results in peace. And peace benefits everyone. Taking care of someone or something to which you are not immediately genetically related pays you back in other dimensions, and the payback is part of your wellbeing. Compassion is useful and beneficial for all.” ~ Katy Payne

#quote #peace #compassion #milkweed

Light brown and gray seedpods of the milkweed still attached to their dark brown stem with one dispersing white wispy fluff and small brown seed in bright sunlight. The background is a blurred view of a corner of the brown flowerbed next to a cement sidewalk. some trees and a parking lot with a few vehicles.

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41d

I think, if there is one concept that I wish people would understand better, because it is quite literally the key to humanity's and human civilization's survival:

it is that the words "sympathy" (from Greek: sym- + pathos) and "compassion" (from Latin: com- + passio) do not mean to "feel for", they mean to "suffer with", to "suffer together".

#Sympathy and #compassion are not about charity or pity, they are about #solidarity (from Latin: solidus, "the whole"), about #fellowfeeling.