Empathy is powerful energy. Empathy is the desire to understand and join with another in their experience in a way that is supportive and honours their personal process.
How do you define empathy?

What does empathy feel like in your body? How do you know you are experiencing empathy?

“Empathy really is the opposite of spiritual meanness. It’s the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else’s pain is as meaningful as your own.” Barbara Kingsolver
How do you find meaning in pain – yours and anothers?

Empathy doesn’t mean that we can actually feel someone else’s feelings. It means we can step into a space where we allow ourselves to be emotionally affected and present with another.
What helps you feel comfortable as you are affected emotionally by others?

What gets in the way of feeling empathy for another?

“I believe empathy is the most essential quality of civilization.” Roger Ebert
How essential is empathy in your point of view?

Empathy is a gift of spirit and a direct route to connection with another. Share it wisely.
How does empathy help you connect with others?

Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself. Mohsin Hamid
I love this quote – how about you?

How can you be present to your own emotional experience as you are present to others?

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