Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. When many of us consider what “compassion” means, we often think it refers to being nice and ...

The 28th of November is World Compassion Day and an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of compassion. I have come to see compassion as something active, full of movement, and formed of different ...

George W. Bush called himself a "compassionate" conservative. If one has to make a quality statement about a type of conservatism, in my opinion, you are not conservative at all. Conservatism is per ...

Hebrew, the holy tongue, is different from all other languages. Every word is definitive and speaks to us. You must only explore the concept, find the root, and suddenly you will have insight into ...

My last blog post addressed the challenge of maintaining enthusiasm for life at a time when our lives are being altered and restricted by a pandemic. Admittedly, during these months of uncertainty, it ...

When I was 26 years old and in my first real management position, I realized it would be helpful to read a book on compassion. I didn’t even really know what compassion was, but I knew that I wasn’t ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Tara Sonenshine, Tufts University (THE CONVERSATION) Compassion comes easily to me.

Before he had completed medical training, David Shlim found compassion slipping. “Halfway through my first year of residency I found myself wishing that a patient would die so that I could go back to ...

Compassion comes easily to me. As the granddaughter of immigrants from Lithuania and Poland who spoke little English, I understand what it’s like to be treated as a stranger in America. As a ...