Kindness is the act of trying to help others who are in need or are in despair whereas compassion is the ability to feel for someone or experience the same amount of suffering the other person is going through and act on it.

To be compassionate is more than simply telling someone that you care. To be compassionate is to feel deeply for another person as they experience the ups and downs associated with life. That frame of mind makes it easy to treat others with love, compassion, empathy, and understanding.

10 Ways of Showing Compassion

1. START WITH YOURSELF. The best way to learn how to be compassionate toward others is to be compassionate with yourself.
2. COMMUNICATE VERBALLY AND NONVERBALLY.
3. TOUCH (IF APPROPRIATE)
4. ENCOURAGE OTHERS.
5. EXPRESS YOURSELF.
6. SHOW KINDNESS.
7. RESPECT PRIVACY.
8. LEARN HOW TO ADVOCATE.

The key difference between love and compassion is that the love is a deep feeling of affection and attachment towards someone whereas compassion is a sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. Love and compassion are two positive feelings that help to make the world a better place.

If someone shows kindness, caring, and a willingness to help others, they’re showing compassion. This is a word for a very positive emotion that has to do with being thoughtful and decent. Giving to a charity takes compassion. When you feel compassion for someone, you really want to help out.

For example: “I’m going be kind to myself” rather than “I’m a patient and understanding mom to my kids”; or. “I’m going to treat myself the way I would treat my very best friend” instead of “My body is amazing just the way it is and I accept myself this way.”

True self-love involves showing up for yourself even when you feel unlovable, or shameful. It involves taking the steps to listen to yourself, identify what caused you to not respect or identify your needs or boundaries.

5 simple ways you can start loving yourself unconditionally

1. Write in your journal every day. Focus on writing your story.
2. Remove toxic relationships from your life.
3. Give yourself permission to follow your heart.
4. Forgive yourself for past mistakes.
5. Show love and kindness to others.

Loving yourself certainly makes it easier to love someone else. When you accept and love yourself, you don’t need someone else’s approval or love, and you are likely to believe that you will find someone who you will love, and who will love you.

The relationship itself becomes a self love machine. So you don’t have to love yourself to love someone else. But you should like yourself, because when you like yourself you will make healthy choices and create a space (build a relationship) that will promote self love.

Bible Gateway Philippians 2 :: NIV. then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

“Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” The Good News: In many ways, the mere act of being charitable is its own reward. But as this verse notes, being compassionate to people who are less fortunate is also something that God will reward.

A complaint has to do with expressing displeasure in someone or something. A lament is a prayer to God.

Philippians 2:14-16 No matter what they do, there is grumbling and irritation attached. The negative side of things always seems to predominate.

God hates grumbling, as He hates all sin. Grumbling implies we don’t trust God. But He expects us to trust Him in every situation, with the assurance that He is a loving Father, unchangeable and utterly trustworthy. Grumbling, like all sin, is against God.

Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.