tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post3788704406625005005..comments2023-03-26T01:02:06.760-07:00Comments on The Fearless Heart: Making Empathy ConcreteMiki Kashtanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00907977416574801559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-79734592778872329932010-03-21T23:57:27.919-07:002010-03-21T23:57:27.919-07:00Enjoyed this post Miki- greetings from Israel!My b...Enjoyed this post Miki- greetings from Israel!My belief that the skill of listening emphatically is a much needed one, and can be taught! With LoveYael Briskerhttp://www.yaelbrisker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-43409005077115423972010-02-27T19:25:58.173-08:002010-02-27T19:25:58.173-08:00I think there is another way to be emphatic - a si...I think there is another way to be emphatic - a simple touch. I agree that words are important, but our society has forgotten the importance of human contact (as I write this on a computer, and you have no idea who I am). Along with presence as gift, a simple gesture, when possible, is vital to being with that gift. Thank you for these beautiful words, and I look forward to reading more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321991410940383270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5754739242520868315.post-62725385309522182432010-02-27T07:19:01.660-08:002010-02-27T07:19:01.660-08:00For me presence with another starts with my abilit...For me presence with another starts with my ability to be present with myself. If I can be there and hold that space for more than a moment, I will be able to be present with another--to be empathic.<br /><br />So to strive to be empathic can be dangerous and take me away from myself--can be, I say--if I come at it from any way other than through my own effort at wholeness and self-integration.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com