Others are just like us. They want to be happy, just as we do.

Others are just like us. They want to be happy, just as we do.
Anxiety and depression each have their own dominant philosophy. When we are anxious, we suffer the extreme that everything matters; when we are depressed, we suffer the extreme that nothing matters.
As a personal motivation, research suggests that thinking of others seems to be the most healthy attitude. However, self-care, and keeping our critical wits about us, are also essential, to make sure we don’t get taken advantage of.
A funeral is a reminder of many of the aspects of mindful ritual.
As a source of motivation, compassion has a number of advantages. But we also need to manage wisely our other motivations.
Each day, much of our life is decided for us. Even so, we always have a choice as to the awareness with which we live it.