Empathy Enhancer Gifts

Give To The Red Cross - Hurricane Katrina Relief.

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

"I think the most rewarding part of caring for elderly parents is when they call you because they don't want to bother the 9-1-1 people."

"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."

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Prejudice/Empathy

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

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

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

'I get the feeling you're wagging your tale on the outside and crying on the inside.'

Can't even hold signs well.

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

"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!"

The Female Brain and The Other One

World Hunger Conference.

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

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

'This is Martins, the office I was telling you about. She's got a real knack for texting people down from window ledges!'

"We're not laughing at you, sweetie. We're laughing at something you don't understand."

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

"I know. I miss him, too."

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

"What a sad species humans are!"

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

Refugee Crisis

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."

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

"Cops don't get me. Sure, they got me – but they'll ever get me."

Couple

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