Engaging Compassion Through Intent And Action

Earlier this week, you may have opened an email announcing my book Engaging Compassion Through Intent And Action.   You may have found yourself wondering why it is so important to engage in compassion.  Or, what is the connection between intent, action, and compassion.

Have you been woke up to the horror of something you did or said?  You didn’t mean to be hurtful but what came out of your mouth or your actions hurt another.   Later, did you find yourself wondering, “what was I thinking?”  A part of you was so tangled up in a past event or desperately clinging to a potential future, that you failed to be mindfully present. While it was not your intent to be hurtful, you reacted. The connection between your intent to be loving and gentle and your action was broken.

Most of us, I believe, want to be loving and compassionate. We don’t wake up in the morning intending to be hurtful or angry.  But, we lose sight of our compassionate intent bit by bit as the events of the day overwhelm us.  Only when we bring our self back to the moment do we mend the break between intent and action.  We bring into alignment our intent and action through our compassionate response.

Engaging Compassion Through Intent and Action invites you, the reader, to discover what brings you to the moment and anchors you in the moment. Examples of experiences and simple ways of being are shared within the book. You are invited to create with curious daring and courage your bridge of compassion and re-align your intent and action.

Is engaging compassion a cure for what ails the world? Perhaps you are unsure about the answer to this question.  You may not fully understand the power of compassion.  By taking the opportunity to rediscover, repair, and re-walk your bridge of compassionate intent and action, you begin to more fully embrace compassion on your life bridge.  And, maybe somewhere on that bridge you will be fully awake to, fully aware of, and fully alive in the compassion that makes a difference to you and the world.

Join me in engaging compassion through our intent and action!

Vanessa Hurst is available for Compassion Conversations, retreats, programs, and book signings.  Contact her by email or phone (502.599.7222) for more information.

Print book available @ Amazon or by special order @ Barnes & Noble or your local bookseller

Ebook available for Kindle, iBook, and Nook