{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F4bdff473-d716-4419-9819-64d92fb0944d","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Idiot Compassion","description":"There have been times in my life where I have found myself being overly empathetic and compassionate to a fault. Times where I put up with or made excuses for someone else\u2019s crappy behavior because I didn\u2019t want to upset them or hurt their feelings. \n\nToday on The Karen Kenney Show, we\u2019re talking about what is known in the Buddhist tradition as \u201cIdiot Compassion\u201d. Ha!\n\nWhich is a wicked funny way to also describe what is sometimes called \u201cenabling\u201d. Idiot Compassion is the misconception that we\u2019re somehow being loving by avoiding rocking the boat. \n\nOf course, it\u2019s good to be compassionate with others and to learn more of their story, so we can understand why they do what they do. However, it\u2019s not actually kind or loving if we keep allowing them to continue hurting themselves, or others around them just because of their past.\n\nBeing kind and compassionate is not about being a doormat. Sometimes the most loving thing we can say to someone else is, \u201cNo!\u201d.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/22c50850-e75c-4734-b25e-87faf90de9ff/2026-Podcast-Artwork-512KB.jpg"}