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There are lots of ways to gain empathy for others. There’s the media—books, TV, movies, online videos, podcasts. There are the people we meet—co-workers from different cultures, students at the university we are attending,...
Is too much empathy bad for your mental health? Recently the New York Times published an opinion piece by Adam Grant about the problem of “empathetic distress: hurting for others while feeling unable to...
To quote probably the most-often quoted opening line in literature: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” In this case, for empathy. Lookin back at 2022, what first comes...
There is a line between laughing at someone and laughing with someone. That line is empathy. Normally I wouldn’t do this, but today I would like to share a personal post that I put...
As we come to the end of a very difficult year, 2020 stands out as a time when we lost an extraordinary number of souls who should not have departed this Earth this year....
This essay was first published on the original Empathy Symbol website many years ago. It still applies. Remember the old song, “What the World Needs Now is Love, Sweet Love?” Remember John Lennon’s song...
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by Deb Ellsworth · Published March 29, 2020 · Last modified April 1, 2020
Has the pandemic increased or decreased empathy in our lives and our world? As usual, the answer seems to be, both. At the local level, within our own neighborhoods and communities, we are seeing...
I recently saw the movie, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Also, I have been living through the last weeks of life for my 92-year-old father, who has terminal cancer. These things turn out...
by Deb Ellsworth · Published November 26, 2018 · Last modified December 24, 2019
We hear a lot these days about how tribalism is increasing–us vs them, reds vs blues, etc. Along with this, we hear calls from governmental leaders, including the president of the United States, to...
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by Deb Ellsworth · Published December 11, 2016 · Last modified December 24, 2019
So, with the election of Donald Trump, people are saying that we can finally say “Merry Christmas” again. Like, we couldn’t before? Of course you can say “Merry Christmas”–to people who actually celebrate the...
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