Connecting with the People in Your Life!
Dr. Thomas H. Agrait,I.E.- Lean Enterprise Consulting
Business Process Transformation(BPT) Coach, Author and Cognitive Neuroscientist. Post-Doc-Neuroscience @ MIT
Empathy defined!
Empathy is defined as the thread that connects us to other humans. When empathy is used in everyday life, it makes us feel more connected to one another. And when we feel connected to those around us, we into better, more compassionate people. Brene Brown says empathy is connecting with people so we know we're not alone when we struggle. Empathy is a way to connect to the emotion another person is experiencing; it doesn't require that we have experienced the same situation they are going through.
There are many definitions, but today, I asked myself, where is the genesis of Empathy? What is the source? Here is my own answer…. “Empathy emerges from a deep and authentic desire to understand another person's perspective. It requires setting aside our mental frames. our pre-conceived ideas and embracing an open-mind mode. By switching spiritual and emotional places with that other human being, we can tear down emotional fences, dismantle conflicts, and build bridges of genuine understanding.” Dr. Thomas Agrait
"Nourishing empathy lets us help everyone we interact with, whether for a moment or for a lifetime" "The Empathy Effect" by Dr. Helen Riess
Wish you all a great week-end!
Thomas