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What contributes to your capacity for empathy?

Posted on Nov 21st, 2009 by Laurie : Energy Worker Laurie

My relationship with Divine Love is what contributes to my personal capacity for empathy.

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When I think of someone caring, who comes to mind?

Posted on Nov 4th, 2009 by Laurie : Energy Worker Laurie

The first person that comes to mind is my friend Sylvia.  She is kind, thoughtful and gentle, but not weak.  She is strong and can be tough as nails if the situation calls for it. ... More »

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Who do you wish you had more compassion for?

Posted on Oct 9th, 2009 by Laurie : Energy Worker Laurie

Will we never learn?!  This morning I am seething at the headlines that we are going to bomb the Moon in search of water.  One of them used the term "collision course."  It is my... More »

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What was the last thing that touched your heart?

Posted on Aug 26th, 2009 by Laurie : Energy Worker Laurie

When we got home yesterday we saw what at first glance looked like Willa (our biggest dog) holding down Claire (our smallest dog) and biting her.  What we discovered was that Willa was using her... More »

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What does it feel like to listen to someone?

Posted on Aug 21st, 2009 by Laurie : Energy Worker Laurie

Like wind passes through leaves on a tree ... when I am listening to someone I feel their emotion pass through me, but I do not absorb it and make it my own.

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What was the last compassionate act you witnessed?

Posted on Jul 30th, 2009 by Laurie : Energy Worker Laurie

Just the other morning I saw a woman stop traffic with her car to let a family of geese cross the road.

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