compassion Archive
Empathy is oxygen for the soul. So if you are feeling short of breath due to life stresses, perhaps one needs expanded empathy. Get some here. This is what you need to know to Gustav Klimt Death and Life: Detail register. …
How grateful are you for the things you receive and I believe more importantly, the people you interact with that put them into your hands? Here’s a brief tale of two men with whom I had a short interaction with yesterday; …
A Family’s Goal is met with Community SupportSarah Davenport, FCNI StaffSupporter Spotlights Gifts come in all shapes and sizes—from extravagant, to handmade, or sentimental and even humorous. While every gift given for the pure joy of its recipient is meaningful, …
Jim Roberts, CEOVoice of our CEO For a long time, our society has clung to the idea that we are somehow hardwired to be selfish. And while there’s no denying this fact, there is now compelling evidence to prove that …
What We Put Out in the World Can Change the WorldSusan Jones, FCNI Resource ParentVoice of a Foster Parent Besides being a Resource Parent for the Family Care Network, I get to participate in some of the trainings the agency …
A Foster Parent’s Perspective Susan Jones, FCNI Foster ParentVoice of a Foster ParentMy favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. It’s a time when all across America, people stop to reflect on the things that they are grateful for. I am grateful for …
Monday morning my sister was attacked by a pit bull. It bit deep into her forearm, then let go. Just as it was about to attack again – likely, more lethally – two Good Samaritans in a pickup truck intervened, …
To be described as a ‘narcissist’ is generally to be insulted. Narcissus was someone who was in love with himself. But being ‘in love with’ yourself and loving yourself are two different things! In my career I have been called …
A one ton roving robotic laboratory landed on Mars August 6, 2012. It’s name: Curiosity. We continue to make amazing advances through technology. Curiously, can we say the same thing about advances in helping to educate and raise our children? …
Charitable giving in the United States rose by 7.1 percent last year to a new high of $358.38 billion, according to Giving USA, an annual report by the Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. This year’s total tops 2007’s …
