Developing Empathy For Others

Building a house is a very personal endeavor!  No one else can tell you the style, features, or size that is best for you!  Maybe you want an indoor trampoline with Velcro walls so that you can jump and get stuck!  Maybe you want an indoor theater!  Maybe all you want is 300 sq ft of highly functional space!  What is right for you is right for you!  (Sounds kind of redundant, but we think it’s true)

Building a personal framework for empathy and compassion is no different.  Maybe you want to be super soft and squishy (when it comes to love).  Maybe you want to an onion!  You know… complicated… with many layers… makes others cry!  Oh wait!  Scratch that last part!

The point is, that we recognize how personal this journey is for you.  We will not interfere in your own growth process.  It is not our job to attempt to persuade you towards one extreme or the other.  Instead, we are only here to provide you with things to consider as you make up your own mind.

Making Up Your Own Mind Requires Openness To New Perspectives

While we will never attempt to persuade you, we will present you with thoughtful examples, perspectives, and ideas.  If you like something that we present, then you can add it to your framework.  If you don’t, then that is okay too!  We will get over it, eventually!!  We don’t hold grudges!

The point is that we all have very distinct roles in this journey.  Our job is to present ideas to you.  Your job is to thoughtfully consider them, then accept or reject them as you feel is best.

Think of us like an architect presenting you with blueprints.  If you don’t like our Velcro trampoline room, then you can choose not to add it to your house!