What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but only if you're willing to move through it. Here I share my heaviest moment with you that changed my life path.
Haha! I enjoyed reading this one. Too many mothers are alike it seems. Thanks for getting a laugh out of me. No parent is perfect I've realized, although many act like they are. I realized later in life that its my responsibility to pick up the missing pieces, not theirs. At least from this framework, it's a guarantee that I'll get the healing and knowledge that I need to move through and keep going. Appreciate you reading as always brother.
Hey Moorea, thanks for sharing that you can relate to this. It seems this is more common than I thought which sparked some more reflecting around it. It's definitely easier for people to be empathetic when they've had the same thing happen. But I wonder if they're aware that using your imagination to put yourself in someone else's shoes can also spark that same empathetic gesture, since the brain doesn't know the different between deep imagination and reality. And to take things a bit further, let's say they don't have much of an imagination and can't see themselves doing that. Asking a simple question such as "What does it feel like to go through that" can not only teach them something new, but it's a way to bond in your relationship with that person.
Yes, good point about imagination! Too bad our moms can't be bothered to ask, "What does it feel like to go through that?" Fortunately, we can treat others with that empathy.
Danged Nick, sounds like our moms should get together and go bowling... 😳 A raw and very real post, brother... 🫡
Haha! I enjoyed reading this one. Too many mothers are alike it seems. Thanks for getting a laugh out of me. No parent is perfect I've realized, although many act like they are. I realized later in life that its my responsibility to pick up the missing pieces, not theirs. At least from this framework, it's a guarantee that I'll get the healing and knowledge that I need to move through and keep going. Appreciate you reading as always brother.
Oh boy, my mom is like yours. She only has empathy for me when she's gone through the same exact experience.
Hey Moorea, thanks for sharing that you can relate to this. It seems this is more common than I thought which sparked some more reflecting around it. It's definitely easier for people to be empathetic when they've had the same thing happen. But I wonder if they're aware that using your imagination to put yourself in someone else's shoes can also spark that same empathetic gesture, since the brain doesn't know the different between deep imagination and reality. And to take things a bit further, let's say they don't have much of an imagination and can't see themselves doing that. Asking a simple question such as "What does it feel like to go through that" can not only teach them something new, but it's a way to bond in your relationship with that person.
Yes, good point about imagination! Too bad our moms can't be bothered to ask, "What does it feel like to go through that?" Fortunately, we can treat others with that empathy.