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Quotes about compassion

If compassion is the skill or ability to tap into our own experiences in order to connect with an experience someone is relating to us, compassion is the willingness to be open to this process - Brene Brown
Compassion is an active skill, not a passive feeling, powered by our willingness to be emotionally available.
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Quotes about connection

Empathy is not connecting to an experience; it’s connecting to the emotions that underpin the experience - Brene Brown
At its core, this quote means that true empathy isn't about understanding the "what" of someone's story. It's about feeling the "why." It's about tapping into the emotion, the fear, the shame, the joy, the grief, that is the engine of their experience.