3 Great Reasons to Practice Compassion in Your Everyday Life
If you’ve dipped your toes into Nonviolent Communication (NVC), you already know it’s powerful. But if the changes you hoped for aren’t landing in your everyday life, this post is for you.
Discover why practice — not theory — is the missing piece and how compassion changes not only how we feel, but how we live.
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Dear Peace Lovers,
You are compassionate by nature — and clearly interested in learning Compassionate Communication. Maybe you’ve even attended an NVC workshop or two?
But if you’re still running into the same challenges and wondering why the methods don’t always work, it might be because you’re not actually practicing them.
It’s a bit like reading a book on yoga or going to a weekend workshop... but never doing the poses. Without practice, your body — or in this case, your communication — won’t change.
Here are 3 great reasons to start building a practice of compassion into your everyday life:
1. It Helps You Live Longer
A bold claim? Maybe. But the science is solid: practicing loving-kindness has been shown to strengthen the immune system, regulate blood pressure, reduce stress, and even speed up recovery from illness.
Turns out, compassionate connection with other humans is one of the biggest predictors of longevity — more so than diet or exercise!
(Though let’s not skip those either 😉)
2. It Makes Life More Wonderful
Self-compassion and empathy boost your psychological flexibility — your ability to adapt, stay grounded, and respond wisely when life gets messy.
When you’re able to meet challenges with greater ease and understanding, you’re far more likely to experience love, joy, cooperation, safety, and emotional balance.
Now that sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? 👍
3. It’s Incredibly Infectious
Kindness releases feel-good hormones like serotonin and oxytocin — deepening our sense of connection. And the magic doesn’t stop there: even witnessing kindness and compassionate acts light up the pleasure centres in our brains.
Practicing compassion breaks down apathy, division, and defensiveness. It brings us back to what matters. Returning to our compassionate natures is the most fulfilling feeling, because it sparks love and connection and that’s the kind of infection worth spreading. ❤️
If you’d like support to deepen your compassion practice, I’d love to hear from you.
With you on the journey,
Alexx