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Compassionate Mind, Healthy Body

By Emma Seppälä — 2013

Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.

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Tonglen: In with the Bad, Out with the Good

“Accepting and sending out” is a powerful meditation to develop compassion—for ourselves and others. Ethan Nichtern teaches us how to do it in formal practice and on the spot whenever suffering arises.

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8 Steps to Create a Sense of Belonging in Life

We all crave a sense of belonging, whether we realize it or not. Whether it’s at social gatherings, at work, or in our families, we want to feel accepted and comfortable.

My Question Life

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Create a Sense of Belonging

Finding ways to belong can help ease the pain of loneliness.

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Is Having a Sense of Belonging Important?

We cannot separate the importance of a sense of belonging from our physical and mental health.

Jennifer Wickham

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How the Need to Belong Influences Human Behavior and Motivation

The need to belong, also known as belongingness, refers to a human emotional need to affiliate with and be accepted by members of a group.

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15 Traits that Kind People Exhibit Without Realizing It

There are certain traits that kind people have, and they may not even realize it. Since they are naturally kind-hearted, behaving in the way that they do comes easily to them.

Power of Positivity

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‘Belonging’ Has More to Do with Your Health than You Might Think

It’s easy to believe that our health is largely the result of our behaviors and habits, but marginalization and isolation are serious public health problems that also affect personal health.

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