I have found that the easiest way for me to act compassionately is to just listen to what others have to say, without chiming in. If someone asks me, point blank, for advice I tell them what I think about the circumstances, but I don't tell them what to do. I also don't tell them how stupid I think they are for doing whatever it might be that they're doing. People never seem to come & ask me for advice on the good things in their lives, but then again I'm completely unbiased & non-judgmental when it comes to ethics & morals - which is also a way I express compassion - "I may not feel that what you are doing is right, but I won't tell you what you're doing is wrong."