Passionately Empathetic Gifts

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

Prejudice/Empathy

Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

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

"Are you OK hun?"

"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."

Tangled Earphones Support Group.

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

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

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.

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

Please Give

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

'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.'

"We must do something about these refugees..."

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

'You know me, I'm a problem solver. I listen. I flirt with understanding. I move on.'

'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!'

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

"Whose turn is it to be happy?"

"You're always so depressed, Tom."

"On the other hand, his bedside manner is impeccable."

"I'm sure your students understand it was your first day, Tom... besides, seeing a man cry doesn't have the stigma it once did!"

"I volunteer for the Samaritans. I tried to phone in sick this morning but they talked me out of it."

"I feel like my emotional baggage is permanently stuck on the luggage carousel."

'Don't take it the wrong way, we could always be friends'

"I suspect he might be depressed, let's give him a label and see whether a few years of unemployment and poverty helps his condition!"

"My sensitivity trainer says I have to say 'good morning.'"