Thoughts about friendship …
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If you had asked me … which of my friends were my favourites, I would have said …
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Thoughts about emotions …
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If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions,
Thoughts about compassion …
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True compassion means not only feeling another’s pain
but also being moved to relieve it.
~ Daniel Goleman
Thoughts about empathy …
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Empathy is the faculty to resonate with the feelings of others. When we meet someone who is joyful, we smile. When we witness someone in pain, we suffer in resonance with his or her suffering.
~ Matthieu Ricard
Three tips to improve your empathy skills
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Empathy is a core competency of emotional intelligence and a desirable leadership skill. But is it in-built in humans or can we learn to be empathetic?