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compassion

A collection of 5 posts
Presence Over Pattern Matching
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Presence Over Pattern Matching

Machines only know suffering by concept. Humans know it by condition. The distinction is crucial for care.
17 Jun 2026 3 min read
Getting Soft in Hard Times
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Getting Soft in Hard Times

The antidote to a bruising world isn't a tougher shell, but a softer heart.
15 Jun 2026 3 min read
Sparing the Repair
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Sparing the Repair

The urge to fix or solve is deeply human. It can also obscure more than it eases.
01 Jun 2026 3 min read
The Empathy-Compassion Distinction
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The Empathy-Compassion Distinction

“Compassion fatigue” is one of those phrases that sounds right—but it may miss the mark. What most caregivers and clinicians are actually experiencing is empathy fatigue, and the distinction matters.
27 Apr 2026 3 min read
Reflecting on Religious Hypocrisy
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Reflecting on Religious Hypocrisy

As a human being, I have numerous blind spots, where ignorance conditions reactivity. I don’t love that, but I also don’t shy away from the reality. Some of the points of activation I feel most deeply are around religious hypocrisy. For most of my life, I would not
15 Apr 2026 3 min read
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