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"Apathy is, too often, a result of overexposure to stressful, highly emotional situations. To rekindle empathy, sometimes we need some space. It's okay to walk away so that you can feel love for someone again. Sometimes for a moment. Sometimes forever."

"How is it possible that suffering that is neither my own nor of my concern should immediately affect me as though it were my own, and with such force that is moves me to action?"

"Appreciate youthfulness and empathize with elderly people."

"Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use."

"We make ourselves large or small, here or there, in our empathies."

"You didn't get past something like that, you go through it -- and for that reason alone, I understood more about her than she ever would have guessed."

"Mostly we tell the story of our lives, or mostly we're taught to tell it, as a quest to avoid suffering, though if your goal is a search for meaning, honor, experience, the same events may be victories or necessary steps. Then the personal matters; it's home; but you can travel in and out of it, rather than being marooned there. The leprosy specialist Paul Brand wrote, "Pain, along with its cousin touch, is distributed universally on the body, providing a sort of boundary of self," but empathy, solidarity, allegiance--the nerves that run out into the world--expand the self beyond its physical bounds."

"When you see someone smile, does it naturally make you want to smile back? When you are irritable, do you find that people mirror your irritability? When someone yawns around you, do automatically do the same? When you hear someone celebrating, do you feel inclined to join in and celebrate too? Your responses are not forced, but instinctual and empathetic."
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"Be encouraged. Hold your head up high and know God is in control and has a plan for you. Instead of focusing on all the bad, be thankful for all the good."

"The more positive you are the more people want to be around you and the less positive you are...well, just reverse it!"

"5 Ways To Build Your Brand on Social Media:1 Post content that add value. 2 Spread positivity. 3 Create steady stream of info. 4 Make an impact. 5 Be yourself."

"When you start loving yourself and respecting your time and energy, things will change. Get to know your worth, and your value will go up."

"The point at which things happen is a decision. In stead of focusing on yourself, focus on how you can help someone else."

"If we all work together there is no telling how we can change the world through the impact of promoting positivity online."

"Be nice to people... maybe it'll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love anyway. We rise by lifting others."

"Your Monday morning thoughts set the tone for your whole week. See yourself getting stronger, and living a fulfilling, happier & healthier life."
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