Tag Archives: compassion

Empathy

Hello all, here is my response to the 2nd prompt. “Can you truly understand someone whose suffering you’ve never experienced, or is empathy always a kind of fiction?” I don’t know if there is a definite link between the experiences you have and how much empathy you feel for others. I know that for me,Continue reading “Empathy”

To those thinking of giving up

I spent Christmas day watching a marathon of Anthony Bourdain specials. An imperfect, broken hero of mine. He took his own life and the world is poorer for it. I don’t judge him for his final action, any more than I would judge any one person for any one action in the vast tapestry ofContinue reading “To those thinking of giving up”