Misu is our latest Empathy Foundation Network member and her blog about empathy (Empathic Perspectives) is well worth visiting - see a great post about the Potential of Empathy here

I liked this quote at the end of that post:
Empathy is a pervasive and subtle language of the mind and heart which can be seen and felt in everything you do and say. It permeates every aspect of life… Continue

My inner child is in pain today - and I'm glad! I have an exciting project and opportunity for the Empathy Foundation on my plate - and what happens? My old scars from school project days are stirred up and I feel the pain, loneliness, shame and sadness my 10 year old self felt when the dreaded "project" word was used. My resistance is huge - it feels far to dangerous to work on this!

At first the resistance and pain I felt about this great opportunity was incomprehensible. Then I rememb… Continue

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Empathy Deficit

Barrack Obama Quote About "Empathy Deficit"

Article on Cultivating Empathy in Children & Youth, by Dr. Arundhati Ray

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Empathy and the Process of Socialization



Showing Empathy

To show empathy is to identify with another's feelings. It is to emotionally put yo… Continue

I urge you to look at this new "Charter for Compassion" and add your name! See www.charterforcompassion.org

A call to bring the world together…

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the ce… Continue