Being present Quote by Arthur P. Ciaramicoli

“When I empathize, I feel the frailty and transitory nature of another's existence. To empathize is to root for the other to flourish and…

— Jeremy Rifkin

“Becoming an empathetic listener helps you to better understand how another person feels and why they communicate as they do.”

— Susan C. Young

“Surely we can train ourselves to an empathic imaginative sympathy for another species. Taught what to look for in facial features, gestures, postures, behavior,…

— Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

“Every empathic human heart seeks meaning.”

— Jeffrey A. White

“Being empathic is so much a part of everyday discourse—popular singers warble platitudes about being in the other’s skin, walking in the other’s moccasins—that…

— Irvin D. Yalom

When the other person is hurting, confused, troubled, anxious, alienated, terrified; or when he or she is doubtful of self-worth, uncertain as to identity,…

— Anonymous

An empathic way of being can be learned from empathic persons. Perhaps the most important statement of all is that the ability to be…

— Carl Rogers

“I've also learned that the more we diminish our own pain, or rank it compared to what others have survived, the less empathic we…

— Brené Brown

“Understanding breeds empathy.”

— Christopher Paolini

“Empaths feel more deeply, more intensely, and more persistently than those around us. We even feel what other people are afraid to feel within…

— Mateo Sol

“There are times we will miss the opportunity to be empathic. Mental health professionals often call these “empathic failures.” There are also times when…

— Brené Brown

“When I say empathic listening, I mean listening with intent to understand. I mean seeking first to understand, to really understand. It’s an entirely…

— Stephen R. Covey