Compassionate Houston

Today's Equinox symbolizes balance.
May we carry that balance into how we see one another--as equals, not "us" and "them".

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧

**Meditate + Connect: The Compassion Seed** with our friend Marci Sharif.
📍Monday, Nov 09
📍12–12:45 PM CT
📍Online

A well‑loved presence returns. Marci Sharif kicks off Compassion Week with a quiet 45-minute midday moment of meditation and shared reflection.

➡ Register here: https://www.compassionatehouston.org/compassion-week-2026

Today, we join the global call for peace — beginning within us, growing between us, and extending beyond us. Grateful to the Charter for Compassion's beautiful reminder of what peace asks of us.

TODAY is International Day of Peace

"Peace in the world begins with the courage to repair what has been broken between us.
May this day invite us to listen more deeply, forgive more generously, speak more carefully, and act more courageously.

May we seek not only peace, but reconciliation.
Not only reconciliation, but justice.
Not only justice, but the restoration of our shared humanity."



Image credit AI
Charter for Compassion

Happy Monday, Compassion Week 2026 is officially taking shape! 💚

Starting tomorrow, we’ll spotlight one partner event each day as we move toward November’s citywide celebration of compassion.

Explore the schedule, save the dates that speak to you, and register.
🔗https://www.compassionatehouston.org/compassion-week-2026

Image courtesy of Theresa Wyatt Prebilsky | The farmer’s life

Choose Respect:
Words matter.
Tone matters.
Kindness matters.

This October, we’re joined by Rev. Laura Mayo of partner Covenant Church Houston, an ecumenical liberal Baptist congregation, offering a compassionate approach to meditative practice.

To get access to the Zoom, RSVP for free here: https://www.compassionatehouston.org/meditate-connect

Tuesday, September 22, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

In partnership with BIPOC and First Unitarian Universalist Church, our partner, the Center for the Healing of Racism invites us to watch the documentary “Rosenwald,” bringing to light the “little-known” but impactful story of social justice between Jewish and African American communities that foreshadowed their strong collaboration during the Civil Rights era. Free and open to the public. Location: First UU Church 5200 Fannin St. Houston.

Compassionate Houston is proud to be one of five programming partners for the Inaugural Festival of Faiths at Ismaili Center Houston.

The Festival of Faiths will bring together people from across Houston’s diverse faith communities to forge meaningful connections. Through engaging visual art and performances, and thought-provoking presentations, the festival creates space for people of different faiths and backgrounds to learn from one another, celebrate our diversity, and strengthen the bonds that connect us as a community.

Learn more about this exciting event here!: https://events.ismailicenter.org/event/11646/

Jennifer Wallace’s 12-minute TED Talk — The Power of Knowing Your Life Matters — is a beautiful doorway into the themes of her book, 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚.

If you’re curious about joining our final virtual book study of 2026 on Wallace's book, this talk is a perfect place to begin.

👀Watch the TED Talk below and 🔗RSVP for our free October book study: https://www.compassionatehouston.org/seasonal-book-studies

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Why We Need to Know Our Lives Matter | Jennifer Wallace | TED It’s not enough to do important work — we need to know it truly mat...