11/11/2025
Compassion: A Gentle but Powerful Force
Compassion is a quiet force,
yet it can change everything.
It arrives without fanfare.
It moves gently,
in small acts that reach deep.
A single kindness
can ease the weight of sorrow,
bridge the distance between strangers,
and whisper to someone in the dark:
you are not alone.
It opens hearts once closed by pain,
softens anger into understanding,
and teaches us to see
the fragile beauty in others.
Through compassion,
we begin to see beyond difference,
beyond fear,
beyond the sharp edges of anger.
It reminds us:
every soul carries a story,
every heart longs to be understood.
And in offering kindness,
we are changed too,
made humbler,
braver,
more tender,
more human.
~ 'Compassion: A Gentle but Powerful Force' by Spirit of a Hippie
✍️ Mary Anne Byrne
~ Art by Sonia Vakeiro
