The Humane Experience

A healing conversation about kindness and cruelty

The Humane Experience is a directed, confidential virtual or in-person, group conversation about kindness, cruelty and what it means to be a humane individual in the world.

Through sharing personal experiences relating to kindness and cruelty, participants increase their awareness of how humaneness impacts one’s life and the lives of others. Click on the experiences listed below or visit Introduction for more information on The Humane Experience.

Witnessing Kindness

There are many people who believe that there is not enough kindness in the world. In actual fact, there is not enough awareness of kindness in the world….

Receiving Kindness

I have titled this section “Receiving Kindness,” because in actual fact when someone is kind to us, we are really receiving the kindness. It is not merely that someone is being kind…

Giving Kindness

Kindness or being kind are actions which benefit another and/or oneself. A gentle encouraging word spoken, petting your cat or dog, sharing a pleasant afternoon…

Being Kind to Oneself

Giving the gift of kindness to oneself is a true gift of self. Sometimes we can forget that the individual can be an object of her or his own experience. This is akin to…

Witnessing Cruelty

The renowned inventor, thinker and architect, R. Buckminster Fuller, once said in his seminal text, Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking, that “a triangle is a triangle regardless…

Receiving Cruelty

When someone is cruel towards us personally, the hurt can be devastating, particularly when we have done nothing to deserve the unkindness or cruelty. We may even ask, why are…

Giving Cruelty

Many people believe that they have never been cruel but will gladly tell you about how cruel other people can be. We have examples of barbarians, dictators, tyrants, and others…

Being Cruel to Oneself

The act of attempting suicide is probably the cruelest thing one can do to oneself. Many years ago, I created a suicide prevention help website site for those who are…