Compassionate Seattle Archives - Compassion Games International

Compassion is a two-way stream – one must give in order to receive

by Joey Crotty | Oct 31, 2012 | Stories of Compassion, Ways to Play

By Atit Marmer My entire life has been committed to learning and understanding the giving and receiving of compassion. My first memory of an event involving this spiritual path goes way back to the sixth grade when our class visited a student art show presented by a school situated in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Cincinnati, Ohio, where I grew up. I felt the pain and resilience of the students, many of whom were my age, and I instinctively reached out to a number of them, talking and...

He lived compassion at life’s end

by Joey Crotty | Oct 23, 2012 | Stories of Compassion

By Alanna Gunne Lying in his bed, he listened to the sounds of life. He could smell the pot roast cooking in the kitchen and hear his housemates moving through the halls. A movie was playing on his VCR and he was comfortable. He had not envisioned his life this way. He loved the beach and the sunshine. He loved his work and his many friends knew him as a passionate foodie. Assisted by his pain medications, he often dreamed of those days. In a way it was a gift because he could live in...

Looking for compassionate solutions to gun violence

by Joey Crotty | Oct 17, 2012 | Compassionate Seattle, Education - Schools, Faith and Interfaith, Leagues, Stories of Compassion, Ways to Play, WhatsGood206, Youth

Submitted by What’s Good 206 Why should you care about gun violence? “It has no race, no creed, no age barriers. If it hasn’t affected you yet, it will if it continues.” Stark words from one man interviewed in this array of community voices recorded at an anti-gun violence rally at Seattle’s Martin Luther King Memorial Park. “It needs to be talked about among your family and friends,” says a police officer. “We have to work to get the community...

You are compassion

by Joey Crotty | Oct 11, 2012 | Compassionate Seattle, Stories of Compassion, Ways to Play

Submitted by Dee Williams Many people are studying compassion in order to introduce it into schools and other places. Some say it should be taught. Others have won awards for their programs that teach about compassion. Cities are touted as being the most compassionate. I guess this might be similar to the idea that “a corporation is a person”. Are we really ready to get serious about compassion? Even just saying the word may evoke a spark of “something” for you or me. I know that when I say or...