When my daughter reaches out and holds my hand.
When my partner runs errands for me.
When my dad tells me he is proud of me.
When my teachers spend time with me to teach me.
What gives you a sense of love?
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January 2012
Do you have a “wish list” for what you would like to find in the world? Would you like to experience Respect? Possibly your list would include Care or Companionship? Empathy, Understanding and Being Heard?
Would you like to know how to manifest your wish list?
I encourage you to take a moment now and write your list. Possibly five qualities that you would like to find in the ...
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I have begun to gather my favorite empathy quotes. Please add your ones here to share.
What is Empathy?
A respectful understanding of another’s experience. - Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
It feels good…
When someone really hears you without passing judgment on you, without taking responsibility for you, without trying to mold you, it feels damn good. When I have been listened to, when I have been heard, I am able to re-perceive ...
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August 2011
What is your pathway (sequence of actions) for offering empathy? Do you consciously think about connecting with the other person? A few days ago I was talking with my friend Annie about my pathway to connecting with others and offering empathy. As we talked I became more and more excited by my clarity, and I realized that I want more awareness of this pathway in my life.
1st I make a ...
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July 2011
Labeling seems normal in our culture: It is common in our culture to classify others by labeling them, to judge by deciding what is right and wrong or good and bad and then to assign blame. This was a normal part of the way I was raised, and I find it typical in my daily interactions with others. Think about how these three (labeling, judging and blaming) seem ...
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June 2011
I want peace of mind and peace in the world, and I am guessing if you are reading this so do you. The question is, why don’t we have peace? I believe what is in the way of peace for you, for me, and for everyone on the planet is what we are thinking. It isn’t the thoughts themselves, it is that we actually believe them. And it ...
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April 2011
When you regret something you said or did: I am guessing, from time to time we all regret some action we have taken. The question is “what thoughts do you have about your actions”? Generally, we have a certain way we talk to ourselves, or attempt to “educate” ourselves when we are disappointed in our own behavior. For many of us, it is common for us to blame ourselves (I ...
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September 2010
As a young adult the phrase ”don’t judge or you will be judged” had been proven true to me over and over again. My burning question was, “How did they know I was judging them?” After all, I had not said a word to anyone. For years I held this question and searched for an answer.
I have come to understand that there is an energy attached to judgments that others feel. Whether there ...
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August 2010
When our choice is to offer empathy to another person, our focus of attention is on their experience. With this focus of attention, for me, questions would be in the service of understanding the person I am trying to connect with.
As questions come to our awareness we can determine what energy each question arises from. Are we focused on the other person’s experience or are we focused on satisfying our curiosity, or ...
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