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Hummingbirds and sentimentality
I have had the honor, once again, of watching a hummingbird nest through my kitchen window. I was surprised, after weeks of watching the mama bird, to see two small beaks sticking out of the nest one day. I watched … Continue reading
How this feels
there are no words for how this feels, truly, but as words are kind of who I am, I have to try. How this feels Devastating. I can’t explain the feeling any better. So heartbreaking that, at times, it’s physically … Continue reading
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Tagged brokenhearted, brother, death, devastated, emotion, feelings, grief, how it feels, loss, lost, moving on, pain, sadness
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On empathy
Empathy em·pa·thy noun \ˈem-pə-thē\ : the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions : the ability to share someone else’s feelings Full Definition of EMPATHY 1 : the imaginative projection of a subjective state into an … Continue reading
Thought for the day
This is a loose paraphrase from the service yesterday, but Rick Warren said something that I want to remember: When our children cry, the first thing we say is “don’t cry!” As though crying is the worst thing that could … Continue reading
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Tagged children, emotion, get through, grief, healing, inspiration, love, parenting, Rick warren, saddleback, Thoughts
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