Tag: Emotions

OK Let’s Talk: On Feeling the Suck and empathy

OK Let’s Talk: On Feeling the Suck and empathy

Okay, let’s talk.

If your idea of “comforting” someone is through invalidating any frustrations or negative feelings they have at the moment? That ain’t it, chief.

The first step to empathy, I find, is by acknowledging the fact that sucky things happen.

 

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Sometimes you don’t get what you want

Sometimes you don’t get what you want

Today, I’m not going to say, “And that’s okay” and smile and be a Glinda the Good Witch incarnate.

Because it’s not. It is not okay. (more…)