Hey Everyone,
Four days to go now until our ‘Radically Embodied Compassion’ workshop in Derby on Friday 21st February.
As we continue our countdown, here’s Day Two (of Five) of motivational and inspirational quotes to help set (y)our compassionate intentions before we arrive and commence training together.
Our second pearl of wisdom comes from Charles Hackney’s brilliant book, ‘Martial Virtues: Lessons in Wisdom, Courage, and Compassion from the World’s Greatest Warriors’:
“Compassion…is a central motivational feature in the warrior’s life…a compassionate warrior is one who acts out of a desire to alleviate the suffering of others, or to spare others from the suffering that would result from victimisation.”
and
“Without sufficient courage, the [compassionate] desire to see an end to the suffering of others is not translated into action.”
Charles Hackney (2010)
This resonates with the central philosophy of FCMA and of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), in seeing compassion as a motive guiding our engagement and action, and at its core lies courage.
Wishing you all a courageous and tranquil Monday,
Neil and Syd