Empathic Friend Gifts

'I don't know....I just feel like the world's out to get me.'

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

Prejudice/Empathy

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Priest

"Are you OK hun?"

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

'I'm down to a pack of neuroses a day.'

'It's good to see you, Mr. McWit, but you do realize that today is neither Christmas or Easter?'

"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!"

"I know. I miss him, too."

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

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

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

"You're suffering from extreme laziness."

Refugee Crisis

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

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

Cares and woes.

"My fellow mantises...I can barely believe this, but it has come to my attention that there is a lack of prayer in this church!"

Kid praying: 'If it's okay with you, don't record this one.'

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

Shall I be mother?

Please Give

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

"So join me in prayer for those who are damned if they do and damned if they don't..."

'There you go again - trying to solve my problems. I am not asking you to do that. I just want you to listen to me.'

"If you think this is bad, you should see what they do to themselves"

'This training session is all about challenging assumptions. For example you see someone looking depressed, dishevelled, unkempt it's easy to jump to conclusions. But they may not be a social worker, they may be a client!'

"Pardon, I should have been more specific...is everything all right with THE MEAL?"

"Whose turn is it to be happy?"

"Your free-floating anxiety is floating over to me."