WHAT’S      IN      IT      FOR      ME ? 

It’s a question asked by many.       .      .

by me.         .         .

by you.         .         .

b  y         u  s.

It’s really asked when it comes to

being   kind,

being   compassionate, 

not   o  n  c  e,

but time and again and again,

over and over.

HOW  MANY  TIMES  IS  ENOUGH?

WHEN’S  IT  OUR  TURN?

WHY  NOT  US?

All good questions,

but can we just take a deep breath,

no.           .           .

go ahead and take three deep breaths in a row,

holding each one for about five seconds

and then letting them all the way out real slowly.         .        .

P           A           U           S           E

And reframe the Questions

to just one single

o      n      e:

W h y     P r a c t i c e     C o m p a s s i o n ?

The scientific research is really starting to pile up

and it all dramatically points to what you might have felt

but now can fully experience.

The benefits of being

C      o      m      p      a      s      s      i      o      n      a      t      e,

literally,

can improve your health,

well-being,

and relationships,

both your intimate,

close ones as well the fringe friendships.       .       .

Many scientists are even telling us that Compassion may even be vital to the survival of our species and through actual dedicated, intentional practice, these benefits can literally be

off      the      charts !

The Compassion Research is telling us:

• Compassion makes us feel good: a compassionate act activates pleasure circuits in the brain.
• Being Compassionate–tuning in to other people in a kind and loving ways can actually reduce the risk of heart disease by boosting the positive effects of the Vargus Nerve, which helps to slow our heart rate.
• Brain scans during loving-kindness meditation, which directs compassion toward suffering, suggest that, on average, compassionate people’s minds wander less about what’s gone wrong in their lives or what might go wrong in the future, making them happier.
• Brain scans also show that when people experience compassion, their brains activate in neural systems to support parental nurturance–they become better parents.
• Compassion helps make people better spouses; they’re more optimistic and supportive when communicating with others.
• Compassion helps make better friends.
• Employees who receive more compassion in their workplace see themselves, their co-workers, and their organization in a more positive light, report feeling more positive emotions like joy and contentment, and are more committed to their jobs.
• Compassionate people are more socially adept, making them less vulnerable to loneliness; loneliness has been shown to cause stress and hare the immune system.

So.        .        .

WHAT’S   IN  IT  FOR  ME?

Hmmmmmmmmmm.      .      .

it seems,

not   one   thing.      .      .

It’s    m a n y    things!

Pssssssssssssssssst:

 N  E  V  E  R      T  R  U  S  T      T  H  E      S  C  I  E  N  C  E !

Use yourself as your own private lab experiment.         .         .

Test it for yourself.

What have you got to lose?

Ummmmmmmmmmm:

Just  being

 L    E    S    S         C    O    M    P    A    S    S    I    O    N    A    T    E  !