This document discusses broadening compassion for others. It discusses that compassion is rooted in the attachment system and can help open up emotional memories that were closed off due to abuse and neglect. It also notes that people may actively resist engaging in compassion due to various fears, and that meditating on compassion can bring up feelings of grief, wanting, and loneliness in those with strong inner self-criticism. The document encourages identifying personal fears of compassion for others and barriers to extending compassion using a compassion scale.