Do You Want a KINDER EDINBURGH?
Everyone has compassion; we are born with it and it calls for us to notice suffering in ourselves and others and to take action to alleviate it. We want to integrate compassion in to our city and we would like you to join us.
Do you want Edinburgh to grow as a Compassionate City, where kindness respect, and openness are all around you? If so, join and support our citywide inclusive movement to make that happen by adding your name below.
Your presence, voice, and contributions matter.
Sign the CALL
Share your values, principles and visions – what would a compassionate Edinburgh look like (optional)
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Next Steps
One small step in making a compassionate difference is to read and sign the Charter for Compassion, a document that people from all across the world are signing as a way of affirming their commitment to compassion wherever they can. See www.charterforcompassion.org
Other steps you can take to bring compassion to Edinburgh include:
Compassion for Self
- Create time each day to be kind to yourself, nurture your own wellbeing: get enough sleep; eat nutritious food; exercise; play; be mindful, spend time with friends; enjoy those arts that touch your heart; and explore contemplative practices
Compassion for Others
- Be good neighbours by getting to know those who live on your stair, in your building, at a store or the post office, and in your neighbourhood – respectfully communicating and cooperating on shared concerns by greeting people you meet with eye contact, a smile, a brief hello, a conversation … listening well, especially for hints of what is important and what is needed.
Compassion for Our Community and Our Environment
- Identify ‘discomforts’ that exist in your community that matter to you. Then work with others, including those already involved, to address them.
Our Blog
Mark McKergow talks to ‘Kindness Chef’ Harpal Dhatt about ‘welcoming the stranger’
A new podcast about hosting has been released by Harpal Dhatt, the ‘Kindness Chef’. Harpal is interested in how to build kindness and has been going through the alphabet seeking different people to talk to about how we can make kindness more of a part of our own lives, and of those around us. Harpal […]