Empathetic Explorers Gifts

Homeless Vet - Will fill you in on the origins of my post-traumatic stress $5.

Kiosk in large lobby with sign above it labeled 'Empathy'.

"Thanks for walking a mile in my shoe but it's beginning to hurt now."

"I can't decide if we're good people who are bad at communicating, or monsters who communicate perfectly."

"Postwar is hell."

Man stood by signpost to 'here' or 'there'.

The only way to see the world is to see the world

"I scream! You scream! I can't stop the screaming!"

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

'Why don't you try seeing it from your point of view?'

Prejudice/Empathy

'Hon, I'm home!'

"You can't possibly know how I feel. Everybody likes you."

'Maybe he has some sort of mystic attachment to the soil.'

"Remember, the road to recovery begins with baby steps."

"Wa-wa. . . wa-wa. . . wa-wa. . ."

"Now that I've swung back to depression, I'm truly sorry for what I did when I was manic."

"I feel your pain level."

"I learned one thing today. Attitude trumps aptitude!"

Spoiler alert: most of my presentation is actually a series of trigger warnings.

'We finally learned to communicate, and he's worse than I thought he was!

'Adam seems depressed - He needs camaraderie or something.'

'The good news is that it's not your fault.'

"We were thinking about the Himalayas this summer. On the other hand, there's something very special about Montauk."

"What a sad species humans are!"

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

"I know. I miss him, too."

The Desert Island Package

"I'm not asking for a raise. All I'm asking for is a little warmth and human understanding."

Refugee Crisis

'Are you going exploring or retrieving a duck?'

'Do you want to reschedule? Normally he has a magnetic personality, but today he seems to have reversed polarity.'

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

Couple

Wife takes husband's place in the pub