Is Telluride a compassionate place?

Your KOTO community radio station, the Wilkinson Public Library and Telluride Television need your thoughts on compassion in our community. Do we just live in a beautiful place or is there something compassionate sprouting within the people who live here? Let us know what you think about Telluride and if you think we are more than just a remote mountain town.

Please tell us, what does compassion mean to you? Your experience and insight will help guide the conversations around compassion in our community and the events we are hosting for this project.

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So tell us, what exactly does compassion mean to you? Can you define it or do you just know it when you see or feel it?

Do you think Telluride is a compassionate place? Why or why not? [We love details so please share any with us that will help us to understand your perspective better.]

What do you think are the one or two most important things you could personally change to make our town more compassionate? How about to personally increase compassion in your own life?

In what ways would you like others to be more compassionate toward you?

Who are the people in your life who you feel exemplify compassion in action? Share an example or two that helps us understand why.

Have you traveled abroad? If so, where? Did you find that culture more or less compassionate than home?

What experiences have shaped your life most profoundly? Why?

Do you volunteer? If so, where and how often? Do you think volunteering contributes to your own ability to be compassionate?

Are you a religious or spiritual person? How would you describe your beliefs?

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Now, please answer a few questions that will help us better understand your perspective. None of this information is required, and all of it will remain private to the Public Insight Network.

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What race or ethnicity are you?

What political party, if any, do you identify with most closely?

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with compassion with us. A reporter or producer may contact you to follow up.

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