Empathy refers specifically not just to compassion for others (though it certainly includes that) but to a specific aspect of that compassion: the process of seeking to understand a person through imagination.from “Moore To The Point”
When you say something I disagree with, and I immediately react to your comment, I probably need to slow down a bit. If I can show that I have an intention to understand your point of view instead of “proving I am right,” it strengthens our relationship, and both of...
I think there is no suffering greater than by the doubts of those who want to believe. I know what torment this is, but can only see it, in myself anyway, as the process by which faith is deepened. What people don't realize is how much religion costs. They think faith...
Most people don't want to be part of the process; they just want to be part of the outcome. But the process is where you figure out who's worth being part of the outcome.
You can't make yourself feel bad enough about the past to change it. Ultimately, self-loathing is as narcissistic as self-torture is wasteful. The fact is, those distracting pursuits help no one…not those injured by your mistakes nor you who made them. There is a...
It is important for [African American] women engaged in the process of self-recovery to examine the way in which harsh critique was used to ‘check’ and police our behavior so that we can examine the extent to which we relate similarly to others. … To heal our wounds,...
You start to learn an instrument, then you join a music ensemble, then you make lifelong friends, then you make lifelong memories, then you take your instrument wherever you go and replicate the process. A musical instrument is a key that opens the door to so many...
Advent is a powerful time to remember that we are in process. We await the arrival not of the cute little baby Jesus, but of the new consciousness he represents—a new way of perceiving and reacting to “reality.” Jesus’ birth heralds the arrival of what we’ve come to...
Nothing is as important as forgiveness, but sometimes nothing is harder than forgiveness. Contrary to some well-intended advice, we can't simply decide to forgive and move on. It is a process that often takes a long time.
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than how you think it should be.