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"We often get caught up in our own reactions and forget the vulnerability of the person in front of us."
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"As a kid my heart would break for the villains."
"I couldn't think of anyone I'd ever felt sorry for. There were plenty of kids I was envious of. There were others I achingly admired, but that might simply be another form of jealousy. Then there were those I feared, dreaded. And the worst of them, the man who shamed me. I could see my father's angry features looming over my mother. I could clearly picture her beside him in his truck, cowering against the door while he belittled and assaulted her. I guess I did know someone I felt sorry for."
"The pain of humanity's most maltreated victims echoes deep within each of us, in the form of our shame or ignorance."
"You're Not AloneWhen I was speaking to thousands of teenagers a year, I interviewed my niece Sarah Jane, who was a high school student at the time. I asked, "What do you think would be helpful for kids to know that would make a difference in their lives. She said, "I was terrified, but I put on a happy face so that no one else would know. What I didn't realize is that everyone else was as scared as I was." Knowing others may feel the same way as you can make social situations feel less awkward. When approaching new people, find ways to put those at ease who might be reluctant to approach us otherwise. Where Can You Begin to Mix, Mingle & Glow?"
"When we become acquainted with any person on a human level, even a great enemy, we begin to see that no person is really so different from ourselves."
"Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you profess to believe in; it doesn't matter how rich you are or how poor you are, what church you go to or what church you don't go to; the only measure of character is empathy. Do you have empathy? You are a person of valuable character. Do you not have empathy for your fellow man? None of your rules and opinions, dogma and preferences, are going to save your soul. So I say it's empathy. Empathy is the new universal measurement of a man."
"As a child, I once suffered a bad fall that resulted in scratched palms and scraped knees. I remember how badly it stung, the cold air hitting my bleeding wounds; I felt that I couldn't stand up for the pain. Through a veil of tears, I recall a kind hand reaching for me and helping me to my feet. My knees and palms were washed clean, and I remember thinking that for the rest of my life, I wanted to help people stand back up."
"Maybe you receive pain selfishly - thinking only of yourself. The cycle of pain wounds every participant."
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"When we bring deep awareness to whatever's bothering us, the same things might be happening, but we are able to relate to them differently."
"When we don't allow setbacks to defeat us, they become opportunities for learning, acceptance, flexibility, and patience."
"We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones."
"Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively."
"Everyone we interact with has the capacity to surprise us in an infinite number of ways. What can first open us up to each of our innate capacities for love is merely to recognize that."
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