09/09/2022
Today's compassion question of the day is -
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How do I feel when others act compassionately toward me?
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08/09/2022
WHY we choose to be compassionate has a lot of impact on how compassion affects us.
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Over the next few days we'll be sharing 3 questions about compassion that could spur some impactful discussions. We invite you to give them a try.
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Today's question is -
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What, if anything, do I get or hope to get out of acting compassionately? Does that depend on the situation?
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06/09/2022
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05/09/2022
Happy Labor Day!
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03/09/2022
Do you ever just stop and smell the roses? I know this isn't a rose... but, you know what I mean. ;)
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This is the act of appreciation and recognizing the source of the goodness in our lives. To take time to recognize those daily moments that bring us joy and really *seeing* and *experiencing* what causes that emotion for us and how we can manifest that into our lives for a greater positive impact.
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What stops you in your tracks?
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Street art?
The smell of coffee in the morning?
A roadside scenic overlook?
The sound of music?
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Let us know :)
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01/09/2022
Yesterday we talked about journaling as one way to pause & reflect. But it may not be for everyone.
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Pablo Picasso said, "Painting is just another way to keep a diary."
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Finding alternative creative outlets, like painting for instance, can help you find space to pause & reflect as well. You don't need to be an artist or even good at it. Just pick up a brush, choose colors that you feel drawn to and openly go where the brush strokes take you.
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31/08/2022
Do you journal? How do you pause & reflect?
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Our August guest blog post from our friend and talented wordsmith, Kenneth Woods – suggests journaling as one way to pause & reflect.
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Here's a sneak peek from the blog - "Pause & Reflect: Finding Hope in an Overwhelming World"
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|| "...the beautiful thing about journaling, besides having a safe non-judgmental place to express yourself, is that it makes you slow down and think. In order to fill up a journal, you have to write about what you experienced. In order to write about said experiences, you have to recall what you did. Today, we are so busy we can barely remember what we had for lunch. A whole week can pass and it will feel like it flew by without any memorable moments to speak of. That isn’t living, that’s just existing." ||
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Click the link in our bio to read the full blog post or go here:
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https://www.thecompassionmuseum.org/compassion-in-everyday-life/pause-reflect-finding-hope-in-an-overwhelming-world
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27/08/2022
When's the last time you tried something new?
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There is a feeling of accomplishment and delight when you try something new. When you feel tired of living, overwhelmed by every day’s chores, and confused about the next step, try something new. You can even do something old in a new way.
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Just like this banana split!
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I never thought I cared for them until I tried this one! Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised. I saw how joyful people were eating this beauty and I just had to experience it for myself and wow, I have a new found love for banana splits and making memories through new experiences.
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Give it a try sometime. :)
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18/08/2022
15/08/2022
Have you ever heard of a ?
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Starting tomorrow, you'll get to see one in action building foundational blocks through an intergenerational, intercultural, and interactive pop-up we're hosting at !
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Our mission is to create a museum that is for, of and by the community. To open conversations, hear perspectives, share stories & create belonging. A museum that goes to where we live, work & play. So for the next 2 days we'll be coming to a community space near you!
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Tues Aug 16
Loring Park Art Center
2-4pm CST
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Wed Aug 17
Brooklyn Park Library in the Mississippi Room
1-2pm CST
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Hope to see you there!
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13/08/2022
Some things just bring a smile to my face. Sunflowers are one of them.. 🌻
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As Helen Keller once said, "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do."
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11/08/2022
Keeping you in the loop -
We are back, heading into the middle of August with some very good news. But before we get into all of that… How are you? How did July treat you? How have you been cultivating compassion for yourself or others? Don’t worry, this isn’t a test; it’s just something we are reflecting on. It’s ...
10/08/2022
It's never too early to explore compassion with our children.
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What may look like doodling on a chalkboard to some may be a hidden message to another. Every interaction with compassion builds that .
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08/08/2022
"Art is an experience not an object."
– Robert Motherwell
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Speaking of art as an experience, we're getting excited about next weeks' events! Join us for one or both days:
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"Boardwalk" Pop-Up
Tues Aug 16th 2-4PM CST @ Loring Park Arts Center
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"Words & Watercolors" Pop-Up
Wed Aug 17th 1-2PM CST Brooklyn Park Library in the Mississippi Room
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* All ages
* FREE
* Open to the public
* Supplies provided
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06/08/2022
Thanks to our friends for stopping by to share a smile at one of our pop-ups!
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04/08/2022
Do you like food? Do you like art? Music & prizes? How about a free event for the whole family to enjoy?!
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Well if you like any of these things... then check out today's FREE and open to the public, Summer Block Party hosted by
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Here are the details from our friends over at :
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Join us in celebrating summer on Lake Street at our Summer Block Party! Lake Street residents, business owners, and visitors are welcome to enjoy family friendly art activities, delicious food, and more!
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Event attendees will be able to go on a guided walking tour of nearby murals that add to the vibrancy of our neighborhood!
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📅 Thursday, August 4
🕓 4:00 - 8:00 pm
📍Lake & Chicago, 801 E Lake St
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We'll be there, how about you?!
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03/08/2022
Connect with us on to learn more about our community minded pop-ups through our engaging series, "Culture Compass!"
Consider what guides you? The human experience is moved by many things and for many reasons.
Through a constant stream of ideas, actions, and exposures we form a sense of culture or way of living.
Our social and cultural norms lead us, and "Culture Compass" explores what a compassion-led life and organization could be like one step at a time.
It may sound too good to be true but compassion is actually possible to give and receive. When we are willing to exchange our culture of fear, hate, or doubt, for what we deem to be our north star, compassion that is, our lives take a radical shift in an upward direction.
03/08/2022
No need to be bored this summer, meet up at The Compassion Museum's "Boardwalk Pop-up" for a day of community art making and reflection!
Join The Compassion Museum at Loring Park for community art making with chalk and collaborate with our interactive boards. This creative day of mindfulness and human connection welcomes community members of all ages to participate!
The Compassion Museum's Interactive Boards provide:
➡️safe spaces to share
➡️friendly messaging to pause and reflect
➡️creative ways to learn more about compassion for self and community
The Compassion Museum's Boardwalk features:
➡️street art created with chalk to visualize hope and words of affirmation
Free/ Family Friendly/ Open to the Public/ All Ages
Learn more about our FREE events & Pop-Ups!
Get Social. Get Compassionate. Get Involved.
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03/08/2022
You don't want to miss this intergenerational, intercultural, and interactive pop-up hosted by The Compassion Museum!
About this event
Join The Compassion Museum at Brooklyn Park Library for a spoken word performance and author reading by poet KennyFresh that explores themes of belonging, community, compassion, mental health, and affirmation. Following will be a brief Q&A to learn more about poetic devices, the creative process of writing, and how the act of social emotional learning intersects with compassion. The Compassion Museum will be giving away 100 free copies of KennyFresh’s poetry chapbook, “Equilibrium.”
Visual artist Marlesha S. Woods will be leading a watercolor art activity anchored in mindfulness and creativity! Materials provided.
Date: August 17, 2022
Location: Brooklyn Park Library in the Mississippi Room
Time: 1-2pm CST
Free/ Family Friendly/ Open to the Public/ All Ages
02/08/2022
Pause & Reflect: Finding Hope in an Overwhelming World -
Life has been feeling like a lot, hasn’t it? There’s so much going on in our cities, states, and countries. We are feeling the pain of countries on the other side of this planet we are all living on. It’s a lot, probably too much for anyone to take in. Perhaps humans weren’t designed to take...
31/07/2022
Which activities make you lose track of time?
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29/07/2022
"Standing in front of a closed door for too long can make you feel like there's something wrong with you – when the truth is, it's just not your door."
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Even when that door is extra bright...
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29/07/2022
Sometimes you just need to channel your inner child...
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Dr Venetia Leonidaki says, “Connecting with your inner child can put you in touch with a wider range of emotions, boost your creativity, enhance your desire to have fun, and help you feel more light-hearted. It can also reduce feelings of emotional numbness and disconnection and make you more aware of suppressed negative emotions, which could have made you more prone to mental health difficulties. If there are any wounds from your childhood that need healing, reconnecting with your inner child could give you the opportunity to work through them. Finally, you could end up with a more complete sense of who you are by connecting different parts of yourself together.”
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A couple of ways to tap into your inner-child:
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1) Being creative - Creative tasks like anything from art, games, outdoor activities or singing karaoke can unlock our childlike qualities, including being spontaneous, playful, inventive, and having fun.
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2) Spending quality time with children - whether they are your own children or not, it gives you a first-hand experience of a carefree but also highly emotional state of being.
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28/07/2022
Are you holding onto something that you need to let go of?
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Holding on vs letting go according to life & relationship coach, Daria Kral:
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Definition of “Hold On” by merriam-webster.com –
maintain a condition or position; to maintain a grasp on something; to await something (such as a telephone connection) desired or requested broadly; to maintain possession of or adherence to.
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Definition of “Let Go” by merriam-webster.com –
to relax or release one’s hold; to abandon self-restraint; to dismiss from employment; to set free (from a state of being held in check).
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Kral says:
Holding on to anything that is not serving us in any way is restricting our potential to unfold and ignite. We need to learn to accept that nothing lasts forever in the same way. To let go is a process, it can be painful and uncomfortable, but it is liberating and creates a sense of choice where we can see and decide for other opportunities and possibilities.
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"Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future." – Daphne Rose Kingma
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Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3OKNy3s
27/07/2022
I'm not interested
in whether you've
stood with the great.
I'm interested in
whether you've sat
with the broken.
26/07/2022
Art and culture builds and binds community. Culture generates social capital and strengthens a community’s character.
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Art brings people together physically — at galleries, museums, performance spaces
Art brings people together culturally — by telling a community’s shared story, to inspire pause & reflection, and form connections that transform differences.
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With this in mind, we're so pleased to host a series of art and activities coming up in August that we hope will inspire and provide connection within our communities.
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Some of what's to come:
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Compassion Interactive Boards
Community Art Making
Sidewalk Chalk Activity
Boardwalk Pop-up
Watercolor Painting with artist,
Spoken Word Poetry with
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Click that link in our bio for more event information!
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25/07/2022
We're extremely honored to host KennyFresh/Refresherpoint and Elsz & O Storytelling Gallery at our upcoming event, "Words & Watercolors".
Join us on Wednesday, Aug 17 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm at the Brooklyn Park Library, a part of the Hennepin County Library system in their Mississippi River Room for this FREE event!
"Words and Watercolors" a creative mashup with The Compassion Museum at Brooklyn Park Library, a part of the Hennepin County Library system is coming soon!
24/07/2022
Happy National Self-Care Day 🧘🏽♂️
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Speaking of... Some may wonder...
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Is self-care selfish?
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Self-care means improving yourself, and it does not have to be at the cost of others and their needs. Self-care is a means of restoring your own energy, which promotes healthy physical and emotional well-being as well as interacting with others.
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What is ONE thing you do for YOU to recharge those positive vibes?
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22/07/2022
Found this beauty swimming solo the other day...
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Nature's reminder that it's ok to pause even in the busiest moments of life.
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