#empathy

#empathy

Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice. For them, empathy is a cudgel for the left: It can manipulate caring people into accepting all manner of sins according to a conservative Christian perspective, including abortion access, LGBTQ+ rights, illegal immigration and certain views on social and racial justice.

I wanted to share with you personally that I'm pregnant. I'm very sensitive to all the feelings this can bring up as you navigate your own journey to becoming a mother.

"When it comes to others, I see light and love. I see confusion and fear behind their misguided actions. I see mistakes as learning opportunities."

Thomas Berry once aptly noted, "The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects." This statement reinforces the need for a paradigm shift toward recognizing interconnectedness among all forms of life.

Empathy is perceived as an unqualified good, with societal belief suggesting that feeling each other's pain can heal issues such as relationship divides and social injustices. However, in romantic relationships, there can be an overemphasis on empathy, leading to an imbalance where one partner's pain overshadows the other's needs.

Good gossip plays an important role in keeping us connected. It increases group cooperation because it acts as a backstop against some of our individualistic urges.

I had a gay professor in college at a time when openly gay folks still weren't out a lot, who became one of my favourite professors and was a great guy and would call me out when I started saying stuff that was ignorant.

Some interactions fill us up, even energize us. There's a connection, not a transfer. But others leave us depleted. There's a heaviness we feel, and perhaps a sense of confusion. We worked hard, and empathy might continue to radiate through us to the point of becoming anxious thoughts.

A bad review response template is a customizable reply used for negative feedback on review sites, social media, or direct customer messages. It helps respond professionally.

When a friend, family member or client brings up a problem, our instinct is to provide suggestions. However, unsolicited advice can hurt relationships.

Your caregiver, who understands the challenges you face navigating a world that is often not accommodating, thinks that you don't have the right to be peeved about this?

Taking responsibility is not the same as taking blame. Acknowledging past missteps leads to healing and is vital for reconnecting with adult children.

Instructional designers must begin with the problem by understanding learners' real-world challenges and needs, rather than jumping to predefined solutions or assumptions.

The moon arrives in no-nonsense Capricorn this morning, setting a responsible tone for the day that bodes well for getting some serious work done.

In a moment of crisis or deep self-doubt, what you need often isn't more reassurance... but a careful challenge: someone to help you spot the unhelpful loops in your thinking and hand you real tools to break free.

When I was 12, I was diagnosed with Lupus. It attacked my brain, and I had to relearn how to do everything. I lost my memory and had tremors in my entire body. I also couldn't walk; it was Cerebellar ataxia.

One more murder in Portland, thousands more murdered on Sunday in neighborhoods across the world... maybe we have to be desensitized in order to function.

That's rough stuff, right? That's tough. And you're living here.

Scott’s character, who pushes a men’s group narrative, feels overly prominent and suggests potential villainy in future episodes, as he insinuates himself into Jesse's life.

Good therapists know how to respond to the good, the bad, and the ugly, making it easier to talk about everything from minor problems to traumatic stories.

Kerry expressed frustration over the tip they received, calling the $19,900 amount 'pathetic' and 'insulting' after an exhausting charter.

Elio, an orphan dreaming of space, gets mistaken for Earth's leader by aliens seeking diplomatic relationships, leading to whimsical yet complex adventures about empathy.

Theistic spirituality, for some, connects deeply with God or a higher power, serving as a foundational perspective that many embrace throughout their spiritual journeys.