What if changing the world begins with changing a single moment?
In this beautiful guest teaching, Lakiba Pittman explores the quiet but profound power of one compassionate connection. Through personal stories—including the recent loss of her beloved cousin—she reflects on how even a single person who truly sees us can shape the course of our lives.
Rather than feeling overwhelmed by all the suffering in the world, Lakiba invites us to ask a smaller—and perhaps more powerful—question: How can I fully inhabit the encounter that’s right in front of me?
This talk offers gentle reminders to slow down, care for ourselves, honor our own limits, and trust that even the smallest acts of compassion can ripple outward in ways we’ll never fully know.
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Talk: Coming Home: The Power of One Compassionate Connection
Timecodes & main topics:
- 03:20 – A smaller question that changes everything
- 05:45 – Slowing down before responding
- 09:30 – The lasting gift of being truly seen
- 13:25 – How compassion ripples through generations
- 17:20 – Compassion doesn’t mean saving everyone
- 21:10 – One conversation can change a life
- 28:40 – Q&A: Finding your own authentic voice
- 35:00 – Caring for yourself so you can care for others
- 40:00 – Can one person really change the world?
- 45:20 – Every encounter matters
- 48:00 – Compassion, boundaries, and difficult times
The Gift of Being Seen: A Meditation on Compassionate Connection
In this gentle meditation, Lakiba Pittman guides you through reconnecting with someone who truly saw and supported you, helping you receive the lasting gifts of that connection while gently opening your heart to bring that same compassionate presence into your own life—one person, one moment at a time.
Lakiba Pittman is an educator, compassion and mindfulness teacher, and facilitator who supports healing and well-being in individuals and communities. She is a professor at Menlo College and a Senior Instructor in Compassion Cultivation Training, certified through Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE). Lakiba teaches with the Compassi
