by Britta Eskey | Mar 11, 2022 | compassion, reflections
A key aspect of our relationships, no matter which kind, is the foundation of truth and honesty they are built on. We, as a society, depend on the ability to trust each other, and to be able to speak our truths and trust that they will be received. However, many of us...
by Lee Eskey | Sep 8, 2021 | compassion, Growth, Personal Transformation Stories
We all have a Wounded Self – a part of us that feels as though the world didn’t meet us with love and compassion, an experience that hurt us during one of our most vulnerable points of life – early childhood. It’s a normal part of being human on the earth...
by Britta Eskey | Aug 2, 2021 | compassion, Growth, self-love
Humanity is beautiful—there’s so much joy and celebration to be had in our humanity. But there are two parts to our human experience: in addition to the beauty and goodness, there’s also the challenge that existing is really hard. It’s often difficult to navigate the...
by Britta Eskey | Jul 13, 2021 | action, compassion, Gratitude, intentions
At COR, we look at a healthy relationship through a paradigm we call The Three Selves. It’s a beautiful way to view the human condition—and to view one another. The human condition is developed by our Three Selves as follows: We have our Healthy Self—which is the...
by Britta Eskey | Jun 29, 2021 | compassion, Growth, happiness, personal growth
There’s so much pain and suffering in the world that demands our compassion. Yet it’s easy to be resistant to feeling compassion, because we’re afraid it might overwhelm us. But there’s a distinction between compassion and empathetic distress that’s important to...
by Britta Eskey | May 12, 2021 | compassion, intentions, personal growth, Personal Transformation Stories
Something a lot of people forget is that self-compassion is a good thing. It makes us happier, healthier, and more effective human beings. But we don’t often practice self-compassion because we don’t think we deserve it, or because we think there’s someone else...