Dear Lilliana, your comment came as an unexpected comfort, because I thought I was sharing a failure, but thanks to you I see that it is, as you say, also a bit of self-compassion. I think you must understand more about compassion than I do (or more about yourself than I do, or both), so I welcome your insight: can we grow our capacity for compassion?

Thank you for reading and responding, my friend. I appreciate you.