Comments on: Empathy and Compassion: We Could All Use More!

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:26:15 +0000

I enjoyed reading this today as I’ve personally been on a quest to learn to be more empathetic. Thanks for being so open and for the insights. I also had undiagnosed Celiac for years so I feel some of your pain! I hope your recovery has been going well.

By: Dulcie Blackburn

Dulcie Blackburn — Fri, 02 May 2014 03:18:39 +0000

Thank you for this, it was very relevant for me today. I lost an old friend to what appears to have been a drug overdose and I just naturally felt such empathy and compassion for his family. I expressed my love and sympathy and the memories of happier times, while some others, for some reason beyond my understanding felt the need to point out that his choices had gotten him there. His sister thanked me for my kind words and I am glad that I was able to bring some form of comfort. I didn’t really reflect on this until reading your post.

By: britt

britt — Thu, 01 May 2014 21:00:23 +0000

I really appreciate your understanding of empathy. How limited we would be if we only understood people who had been through exactly what we have been through…as if sickness that wasn’t on tuesday in the morning, would be completely different than Saturday evening. We have felt pain, and loneliness and frustration…we can use our imagination and our experience of basic human emotions..to love. If our imagination fails…we can sit in silence.

hugs to you.

thank you for sharing.

By: Valerie Steimle

Valerie Steimle — Thu, 01 May 2014 14:07:36 +0000

Wow–that was very insightful. Thank you for being so honest and posting those thoughts. We can all use those words for those in our own world who have struggles.