Tag: needs awareness
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When We Feel the Need for a Free Day
I was listening to a retired friend describe some frustration and sadness he was experiencing over several requests for his time and attention, which came from friends, family, and volunteering commitments. He admitted he has a hard time saying “no,” since he is retired and felt he should be more open to helping, yet he…
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Should We Be Concerned About Toxic Empathy?
My Concerns In the last couple of years, it appears that an apprehension about “toxic empathy” has blossomed, raising my concern that one problematic form of empathy is being over-scrutinized without clear differentiation, possibly causing a vital form of empathy to be condemned along with possibly problematic form. The discussions seem to stem from a…
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Can We Become Unoffendable?
I have this character goal to be a person that can’t be offended, like I imagine Jesus or the Dalai Lama to be. But how much can I really control such a reaction to a person’s strange or unpleasant behavior? Being offended has something to do with perceiving a threat to our values, beliefs, or…