A Primer on Understanding & Compassion

A Primer on Understanding & Compassion
To forgive, we have to begin with ourselves, when we are compassionate to ourselves, we can be compassionate to others. ShutterStock
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A reader wrote to me that he is frustrated with himself — he hasn’t been as compassionate to people as he’d like recently.

Lots of us experience this: we’re judgmental, quick to snap at people, getting frustrated with how other people act, judging people who have different beliefs than us.

Leo Babauta
Leo Babauta
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Leo Babauta is the author of six books and the writer of Zen Habits, a blog with over 2 million subscribers. Visit ZenHabits.net
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