blog posts About Us: Compassion Jul 3, 2020 10:00 pm23 views About Us is a multi-media project intended to provide inspiration and encouragement to our UIUC colleagues as we lean in through these difficult times. Click here for the compassion video. Monday, July 6, 2020 Jul 2, 2020 10:45 am12 views “Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion—towards ourselves and towards all living beings.” - Thich Nhat Hanh To test your self-compassion, click here. Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Jul 2, 2020 8:30 am2 views “When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives.” - Kristin Neff To learn new ways to boost your compassion, click here. Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Jul 2, 2020 8:00 am2 views “Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.” - Pema Chödrön To learn more about mindful compassion, click here. Thursday, July 9, 2020 Jul 2, 2020 4:30 am5 views “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” - Maya Angelou To learn how you can use self-compassion to make life more manageable, click here. Friday, July 10, 2020 Jul 2, 2020 2:30 am16 views “Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.” - Dr. Seuss