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Outside Looking In

From my perspective, apathy is a gut punch that ceases further discussion, while empathy sets the baseline for meaningful dialogue.

March 2025

Equality, Integrity, JusticeAlicia Kae MillerMarch 5, 2025Empathy Uprise ®empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Old Maid

By age ten, I had endured two parental divorces. With a sense of security shattered, I was confident I did not want to pass that pain on to another human being. So, knowing what I knew, I proclaimed to my mom that I would not have offspring, and no one questioned me again until my twenties when the rubber hit the road.

September 2024

Equality, JusticeAlicia Kae MillerSeptember 4, 2024Empathy Uprise ®empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Eye of the Beholder

Like the simple joy, I derived from the warped rainbow of a gas station screen, being seen, heard, and understood lifts us like a cloud and keeps us aloft for more than a minute. Further, it depolarizes the perceived distance between "me" and "we" and helps us recognize the unique, one-of-a-kind beauty in all of us.

August 2024

Equality, JusticeAlicia Kae MillerAugust 7, 2024Empathy Uprise ®empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Round About

The 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

Justice, IntegrityAlicia Kae MillerMay 1, 2024Empathy Uprise ®empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Casting Stones

As a unique human among over eight billion one-of-a-kind travelers, we all have in common that we want to be seen, heard, and understood by our fellow adventurers and for them to make a sincere effort to understand better where we are coming from.

December 2023

Equality, JusticeAlicia Kae MillerDecember 6, 2023Empathy Uprise, LLCempathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

No Frontiers

As 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

Integrity, JusticeAlicia Kae MillerNovember 1, 2023Empathy Uprise, LLCempathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Royal Highness

It was just me, the majestic one, and a dazzling moment that left me feeling that I, alone, was chosen to be a part of the sun’s larger conversation with Travis County.

September 2023

Equality, JusticeAlicia Kae MillerSeptember 6, 2023Empathy Uprise, LLCempathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Entwined

The effort to quiet our mind is akin to the practice of empathy - to find ourselves, we must first think beyond ourselves.

May 2023

Integrity, JusticeAlicia Kae MillerMay 3, 2023Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

The Cult of Empathy

Empathy is a part of every aspect of our lives, work, and communities; therefore, storytelling, like art, is measured by its timelessness.

October 2022

Integrity, Justice, ExpressionAlicia Kae MillerOctober 5, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Choices

As I catch my breath and wipe away tears, I cannot help but wonder, is the intention behind acts of hate to silence the voices of the majority so that our outrage becomes mute?

July 2022

Integrity, Liberation, Equality, JusticeAlicia Kae MillerJuly 6, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Status Symbols

Since we are all human, our responses will be individually different. However, a lack of inclusion and a sense of belonging is relatable to all of us.

May 2022

Equality, Expression, Integrity, Justice, LiberationAlicia Kae MillerMay 4, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Signs

We are all someone else's "other." As you continue to shift gears, keep your eyes out for me to we, mile-marker #1.

April 2022

Equality, Expression, Integrity, Justice, LiberationAlicia Kae MillerApril 6, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Stand Alone

Since we are the leaders of our own life, our leadership burden is ours alone.

March 2022

Equality, Expression, Integrity, Justice, LiberationAlicia Kae MillerMarch 2, 2022Empathy Uprise ℠empathy, austin, texas, advocacy, inclusion, positivity, justice, equality, integrity, liberation, expression

Becoming

As we reckon with a past that did not serve us well, it is painful to have hard conversations. Yet, to heal from the shame in all of us, we must bring these unspoken truths into the light.

February 2022