Miracles Every now and then someone tells a story that impels us to share. The following is such a story, a recent real life experience told in a letter from internationally known scientist "RI" to his fellow biologists: I want to share with you some events of the last few days, that I [...]
When an individual or organization affirms the International Charter for Compassion, the question almost always immediately asked is "What's next?" David Breaux of Davis, California, considered a guru of compassion, gathers with groups and asks the question, "What is Compassion?" Over the past 7 -8 years he has gathered thousands of responses, many of them [...]
In the darkest hour, light shines the brightest. Our communities here in Texas and throughout the south are facing some incredibly difficult times due to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. But it's in these moments that we see the expression of true love and compassion for one another. We want to share with you a report [...]
Social Service organizations are the heart and hands of compassionate action in the community. A great example of this will be happening in August here in Richardson. Two Compassionate DFW partners are joining forces to help Richardson ISD low-income parents get their children ready for the new school year. St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church of Richardson [...]
The following blog post was written by Saïd Majdi, Principal Research Scientist of Integral Scientific Institute, a proud partner of Compassionate DFW. Science in Compassion or Compassion in Science? Is it the science of compassion, or compassion in science, or both? I will go for the all-of- the-above option. Why? Well, because I can. Let’s [...]
The following blog post was written by Eric Vander Drift, Managing Partner of MPACT Financial Group, a proud partner of Compassionate DFW. Is Compassion Good for Business? How does one define “greatness” in business? There are many measures. Many of us have read “Good to Great” by Jim Collins. The good-to-great companies generated cumulative [...]
The Compassion Bench In honor of Earth Day, we're focusing this month on compassionate action in the environment and how we can be kinder to the Earth that allows life to thrive. From the food you consume to the land your shelter sits upon, the Earth is the foundational core and commonality that we as [...]
In his book "Strength to Love" Martin Luther King Jr., a devout Christian minister, wrote, "Jesus reminds us that the good life combines toughness of the serpent and the tenderness of the dove. To have serpent-like qualities devoid of dovelike qualities is to be passionless, mean, and selfish. To have dovelike without serpent like qualities [...]
Conoly and I visited Inspired Vision Church yesterday in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas, a community in much need. Pastor Karen Belknap is founder and manager of what I believe is one of the most compassionate missions I have witnessed in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. Although Pastor Karen has established several A+ [...]
Yesterday, October 9, 2016, Conoly encouraged me to read an interesting article from the Dallas Morning News, entitled, "Why Isolation Won't Work in Today's World." The Catalyst editor William McKenzie asked former President George Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair who were together attending the Little Rock Central High School's July 2016 graduation [...]
