Compassionate Conversation Toolkit: Slowing down

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Slowing down the present moment may be the fastest way to get to the heart of the matter. Because it is in slowing down that each moment reveals its depth and richness, and chronos (quantified time as measured linearly in units) makes way for kairos (qualitative time as in both timelessness and timeliness). When I slow down, I find myself more able to:

1. Respond in ways that are…