Outsider Empathy Gifts

"You're not from around here...are you?"

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."

"Ed's tree hugging was out of control."

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Prejudice/Empathy

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

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

"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."

Can't even hold signs well.

"I feel your pain level."

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

The Female Brain and The Other One

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

'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."

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

"I know. I miss him, too."

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

'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

"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.'

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

"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."

"Matt, you look like you just saw a ghost who fired you!"

Wife takes husband's place in the pub