Empathy has been in the collective vocabulary spotlight for a while now. As with most words that are pushed into this spotlight, it has lost a lot of its meaning and gained a certain amount of buzziness, e-course creation, and webinar presence. While the collective certainly has much to learn and embody through empathy – I fear this time in the spotlight has watered down the essence and left us with a word that makes us roll our eyes. Empathy has lost its traction as a small, daily commitment to come to our work, relationships, collectives, and encounters with love, creativity, and patience. Like many grand words, empathy is best defined through small, intentional verbs.
Empathy is medicine, and the dosage matters.
Empathy is medicine, and the dosage matters.
Empathy is medicine, and the dosage matters.
Empathy has been in the collective vocabulary spotlight for a while now. As with most words that are pushed into this spotlight, it has lost a lot of its meaning and gained a certain amount of buzziness, e-course creation, and webinar presence. While the collective certainly has much to learn and embody through empathy – I fear this time in the spotlight has watered down the essence and left us with a word that makes us roll our eyes. Empathy has lost its traction as a small, daily commitment to come to our work, relationships, collectives, and encounters with love, creativity, and patience. Like many grand words, empathy is best defined through small, intentional verbs.