If we don't include ourselves in cultivating compassion, we skip over the one who needs our enduring love. Self-kindness matters, too.

Welcome to the first episode of Kind Minds, a series of short tips on creating compassion for yourself and others. Today, we begin with ways to actively engage in the world with more ease and kindness. 

Waking up to loving awareness is one of the kindest things you can do for yourself and for others. It begins by taking a sacred pause. Here's how.

We are wired to care. It's in our DNA. But it may not seem like the world is a very kind place. Like anything, we all need to practice.