Quotes About Empathy

Send kindness out in big, generous waves, send it near and far, send it through texts and e-mails and calls and words and hugs, send it by showing up, send it by proximity, send it in casseroles, send it with a well-timed "me too," send it with abandon.

Jesus was tender toward brokenness but impatient toward egotism.

It's about creating a place to belong before people are expected to behave or even believe.

Folks who thrive in God's grace give grace easily, but the self-critical person becomes others-critical.

We can't deliver folks from their pits, but we can sure get in there with them until God does.

Why is it so exhausting to uphold someone's heavy, inconvenient burden? Why are we spent from shouldering someone's grief or being an armor bearer? Why is it that lifting someone out of his or her rubble leaves us breathless? Because we are the body of Christ, broken and poured out, just as He was.

My best advice is just to show up and be truthful. Be the kind of friend you are hoping for.

You want to change? Lose the bitch. Be nicer to people. Stop telling them to "bite you" and threatening to kick them until they're dead.

What other people think of you has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.

The people you surround yourself with are excellent mirrors for who you are and how much, or how little, you love yourself.

And still, after all this time,       the Sun has never said to the Earth,       ââ'¬Å"You owe me."       Look what happens with love like that. It lights up the sky. —Rumi

How do you forgive the stupid bastard?

And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with love like that. It lights up the sky. —Rumi

giving is one of our greatest joys. It's also one of the most fearless and powerful gestures there is.

We need people to feel happy and fulfilled and loved so they don't take their shit out on themselves and other people and the planet and our animal friends.

Finding compassion is one of the most effective ways to earn your flowy spiritual robes.

Watch your words. And everyone else's.

Bei Vergebung geht es darum, sich um sich selbst zu kümmern – und nicht etwa um denjenigen, dem man vergeben muss. Es geht darum, das Bedürfnis nach Wohlbefinden vor den Wunsch, recht zu haben, zu stellen. Es geht darum, Verantwortung für das eigene Leben zu übernehmen, statt vorzugeben, es liege in der Hand anderer. Es geht darum, die eigene Macht zu nutzen, indem man Wut, Ablehnung und Schmerz den Laufpass gibt.

You aren't a better person for feeling guilty or bad about yourself, just a sadder one.

Because that's really what this is all about. We need smart people with huge hearts and creative minds to manifest all the wealth, resources, and support they need to make their difference in the world. We need people to feel happy and fulfilled and loved so they don't take their shit out on themselves and other people and the planet and our animal friends. We need to be surrounded by people who radiate

The power of giving is so strong that the excitement and the good feelings are often greater for the giver than for the receiver. Which

The more you give, the more you receive. There ain't no frequency quite like the frequency of a giver.

We are here to share, we really are, which is why greed doesn't bring joy to anyone.

Do not fall prey to the false belief that by forgiving someone you're letting them off the hook. Because when you forgive someone you let yourself off the hook.