Disappointed? I get it. It happens. It happens all the time. Even to you. Even now. But you can: Face disappointment. Accept disappointment. Deal with disappointment. Let go of disappointment.   Defeated? Nope. Won't have it. Because you're still ali...

What to do we need? Practice. Practice? We're talking about practice? We need to keep practicing. Practicing communication. Practicing putting our phones down. Practicing L.O.V.E. We need to practice listening. We need to practice observing all of th...

HEROIC: Healing. Empathy. Relieves. Old. Intergenerational. Contusions. Heroic.

Stretch. Stretch your heart. An important muscle indeed. Stretch. Stretch your heart. Beyond the ambivalence. Stretch. Stretch your heart. Beyond the otherness. Stretch. Stretch your heart. Beyond the hate. Stretch. Stretch your heart. Feel that? Emp...

One moment, please. May I just have one more moment? What could happen in this one moment I'm asking for? What could possibly happen? Infiinite possibilites? Or just another moment, you know, like all the rest. How do you treat your moments? I'll giv...

Loving and kind.Kind and loving.Kinda loving.Sorta loving.Conditionally loving.Repeatedly kinda jerky.Frequently frustrated.Dastardly disappointed.Overly obnoxious.Awfully annoying.Pause.Pause again.Refocus.Switch eyeglasses.Change lenses.Start to se...

Well isn't that just perfect! I'm imperfect! So many stuff on my perfectly imperfect plate. Even my plate has a crack in it. Just perfect! So many responsibilities I need to be perfect for. And I'm not. Never have been. Never will! Just friggin' perf...

KIND: Keep. Intentionally. Nourishing. Dignity. Be kind.

It won't mean a thing. Even that thing that you think WILL mean a thing. In a hundred years, even THAT thing won't mean a thing. Long lives. Short lives. Surprises. Memories. Humility takes practice. Because we think it all means so much. Right now....

Questions. I'm curious. What kind of questions do you ask yourself? What kind of questions should I ask myself? Who did you send love to today? Who did you send love to today (that ya sorta didn't wanna send love to)? Should you ask yourself about em...

Problems.Can't live without them.Living itself is a serious problem.We've got to deal with the empathy problem all around us.While we're here.Solving for empathy daily:E = mc2This is true.Empathy = mindful compassio...

Notice.The iris patterns of your spouse's eyes.Notice.The chills you get from your favorite inspiring piece of music.Notice.Where the sky turns from orange to purple right after the sunset.Notice.The innocent laughter of your children.Notice.That con...

We're all in trouble.Big trouble.As long as we have trouble communicating with one another.We're all in trouble.Big trouble.As long as we have trouble caring for one another.We're all in trouble.Big trouble.As long as we have trouble empathizing with...

Exhausted.Bruised.Battered.Too much time watching cable news channels.However.Life goes from unworkable to workable one day at a time.One hour at a time.One minute at a time.Do things that are kind during this next minute.This next hour.This next day...

There’s a better way.Better:Because empathy totally transforms everyone’s reality.