Sometimes when I can't sleep at night, I wonder what the world would be like with more empathy. How softer could life be? How kinder could life be? How loving could life be? I will admit that having empathy for others can be difficult and is a skill. A skill ANYONE can learn. A skill that can provide deep human healing and connection. Sympathy is saying I feel for you, but empathy is saying I feel with you. It's sitting in that cruel, calamitous place with someone. Imagining

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They say the only thing constant in life is change. It's beneficial to learn to run with the change, rather than away from it. After all,...