We have gotten so lost in the rhetoric, polarization, inequity and fighting. Much of the media we absorb is fearful or violent. It creates Us vs. Them or a need to choose sides. I donโt need or want to be political. There are far too many debating the issues already. Respect and empathy is treating … More Respect and Basic Courtesy
“If you’re searching for that one person who will change your life…. take a look in the mirror.” Who helps you to see who you could be beyond what you see today? Having a neutral person work with you at the deepest levels of empathic listening helps to facilitate meaning and purpose. You set the … More Time for Reflection
๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ. Psychologist Carol Ryff developed a six-dimension scale of psychological wellbeing drawn from numerous theories and research. She determined that the 6 factors are: ๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ป She found that self-acceptance had the strongest correlation to life … More What Gives You a Sense of Wellbeing?
For some of us, empathy is reflexive โ almost like breathing. We are biologically hardwired to be more sensitive to external stimuli picking up cues from our environment.ย Specifically, we observe, store, and recall verbal and non-verbal cues from people and our environment that many wonโt even notice.ย These neurological signals help us to relate … More Sensitivity is not a Weakness
Conscious Empathy 