Outcomes are our chosen mechanism to validate ourselves and each other – they are the linchpin of how our society works. Think of it this way: When was the last time we rewarded someone for their failures? Yet outcomes are significantly flawed.

It is altogether remarkable in today’s world: a community driven to spend each and every day looking for deeper compassion in themselves.

Those who chase external control are bound to exhibit behavior both harmful to others and detrimental to its objective. Paradoxically, we are our own worst enemy.

Over the course of time, our empathetic response to terrorism has all but eradicated it. These occurrences are now few and far between – unwelcomed but apparently necessary reminders that when it comes to compassion, we still have some room to grow.

Mohandas Gandhi was many things to many people: friend, enemy, inspiration, irritation, father, brother, philosopher, prisoner — to name a few. But perhaps more than anything, he was a student of his own behavior.

Perspective is rooted in humility and begins with the recognition that no matter how certain you are of your stance, you could be wrong. But few get this far. Unfortunately, it is quite uncommon for individuals to allocate even a single moment of their day to the possibility of being incorrect.