A monthly missive exploring how to put theory into action and shift humanity from "me" to "we."
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I thought about the importance of stopping to smell the actual and metaphoric flowers in the garden of our lives and how listening to learn is not just the behavior we should engage in with others; more importantly, we should be in steadfast empathy in action practice with the person who matters most: yourself.
July 2024
Read MoreAs we sat in the same spot for what seemed like hours (more like 75 minutes), I thought about the honesty of empathy when we don't overcomplicate what it feels like to be seen, heard, and understood.
June 2024
Read MoreThe key is to be in active practice by exhibiting curiosity, vulnerability, compassion, and selflessness. Then, we can better understand where someone is coming from.
May 2024
Read MoreBeing exactly who we are is not always easy, but a presence of dignity and respect bolsters our resolve.
April 2024
Read MoreYou likely experience the power of empathy every day, be it at your favorite coffee shop, dry cleaner, work, or home. Take time today to notice how a presence of empathy compels you to keep returning while an absence urges you to move on.
January 2024
Read MoreAs the leaders of our lives, through repetition, we can learn to regulate our emotional responses. When we better understand ourselves, our ability to appreciate the lived experience of someone else is all that much easier. With the ease of a newfound understanding, we galvanize greater compassion and less hate.
November 2023
Read MoreLike the end of an incredible Texas thunderstorm, we introduce quietude when we forgo the theory of what we should be doing by allowing ourselves self-empathy through seeing, hearing, and understanding where we emotionally are.
August 2023
Read MoreAs we peek out from behind the darkness of the past, recall that we have more in common than not - we have collectively lost, changed, and will rise again. Together.
July 2023
Read MoreBeing mindfully present and engaging in hard conversations is a choice that can be challenging. Still, simple acts of humanity, such as saying hello, smiling, and acknowledging someone by name, creates a connection that fosters greater compassion and less hate.
June 2023
Read MoreThe effort to quiet our mind is akin to the practice of empathy - to find ourselves, we must first think beyond ourselves.
May 2023
Read MoreI imagine you, too, have had moments I would love to hear about, where you felt the wind beneath your wings through a reminder that human connection matters most.
April 2023
Read MoreSharing empathy is something we all want and deserve, and often that feeling comes when someone listens to learn rather than to respond.
March 2023
Read MoreI was far from home with no friends in the area, so I desperately needed what we all want: to be seen, heard, and understood.
February 2023
Read MoreSeeing, hearing, and understanding is more than a one-and-done box to be checked.
January 2023
Read MoreEmpathy is a part of every aspect of our lives, work, and communities; therefore, storytelling, like art, is measured by its timelessness.
October 2022
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