Compassionate Listener Gifts

Homeless woman living in a box

'I'm going to put you in touch with reality.', 'Can't I just sneak up on it?'

Senior Thoughts (you should ignore)

"Officer, I'd like to report... a sexual assault. I was at a part, this guy... he attacked me."

"My gut instinct was to say yes...but years in social work have shown me how these things end up working out!"

'I'm not unsympathetic, but there's just not much we can do for people who run away from college.'

"Economists call it a recession, but for those laid off and unable to find work...it's a Great Depression!"

Although he knew they couldn't see it, Frank was painfully aware of his growing mental health issue.

Prejudice/Empathy

Pet Shop - Parrot labeled as 'Good Listener'

Cares and woes.

"We'll less than two metres again, don't know where, don't know when..."

"I pick up on people's pain, Alexander. What's wrong?"

"Don't judge me until you've walked a mile on my medication."

"No, those people aren't anorexic. Those people are starving."

'I'm freezing...The rich list is a little thin this year.'

"I feel your pain...At home in Europe I also work 14 hours a day in my factory..."

"Thanks, I knew I could count on you to turn my problem into something way worse that happened to you."

'I have this constant ringing in my ears. I think I have tinnitus.' - 'Does it sound like an 'eeeeeee' or a 'shhhhh'?' - 'It's like the murmer of a thousand forgotten souls quietly lamenting past sorrows.' - 'Hmmm. I don't have a checkbox for that, sadly.

"I've found my voice, Penny. It's deep, wise, and compassionate."

Immigrating to the City

'She saw right through me.'

No safe haven

"Doctor, I find you very easy to talk to."

'I don't think you're trying hard enough to look at things from the sinner's perspective, Reverend.'

'I don't know how you stand listening to people's problems all of the time, Doctor Barnes.'

"Luckily the days are long gone when we just labeled people as "mad"'

'It's such a nice day. Why don't you go outside and tease another girl until she develops an eating disorder.'

'Yes, puberty did put me through a lot of stress. . . but it was my daughters puberty.'

"Oh, hello darling..."

4th of July and PTSD

Beaten up man to Good Samaritan: 'Thank you. My insurance doesn't cover roadside service.'

Africa

"How do you expect me to have empathy for the poor and walk in your shoes when your shoes when you're not wearing any."

"Is it just me or does the price of the milk of human kindness keep going up?"