Empathy Eater Mugs

'It's hard to slice a potato once you've looked it in the eye.'

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."

Heavy man sees 'Comfort Food' aisle

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

"We hope seeing a marriage counselor maybe could make one of us less stubborn!"

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

"You think you're a monster because you have poor self image."

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Prejudice/Empathy

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

'Oh come on! I can't be that bad!'

"I feel your pain level."

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

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

"What a sad species humans are!"

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

"I know. I miss him, too."

World Hunger Conference.

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

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

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

Sculptor making a statue to hug.

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

Refugee Crisis

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

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

Couple

"Can you recommend a nice red wine that goes well with a broken heart?"

Please Give

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

Wife takes husband's place in the pub

'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.'