A monthly missive exploring how to put theory into action and shift humanity from "me" to "we."
JUSTICE ◆ INTEGRITY ◆ EQUALITY ◆ LIBERATION ◆ EXPRESSION
You 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
Discover MoreAs 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
Discover 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
Discover MoreThe remarkable thing about dignity is that when we grace each other with inclusion that comes from being empathetic, bonds of trust and mutual respect are forged. The strength of this bond shores up loyalty.
October 2023
Discover MoreIt 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
Discover 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
Discover 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
Discover 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
Discover MoreThe effort to quiet our mind is akin to the practice of empathy - to find ourselves, we must first think beyond ourselves.
May 2023
Discover 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
Discover 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
Discover 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
Discover MoreSeeing, hearing, and understanding is more than a one-and-done box to be checked.
January 2023
Discover MoreWe must acknowledge that no two lived experiences are the same, and just like us, our conversation partner is priceless.
November 2022
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