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Tag Archives: compassion
A Collision of Love
One argument in favor of keeping cats indoors is that they kill birds. I think I also remember a counter-argument, when I began writing this blog five years ago, saying they don’t kill that many. Bugs might like to try … Continue reading
We All Need Somebody To Lean On
Poet Miller Williams died not long ago here in town. He wrote this, about compassion: Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it. What appears bad manners, an ill temper or cynicism, is always a sign … Continue reading
Completing The Circuit
There are times in our lives when we are pushed to the very edge, right up against it. Wouldn’t it be a fine thing to contemplate “out there,” from “in here,” with this degree of equanimity. I know at least … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged aging, Brené Brown, cats as comfort, compassion, empathy, end of life, illness, lightning, NASA, NOVA, Peter Townsend, shoot the messenger, Sprite (lightning)
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Nonviolence : The Question
The other day a blogger-friend posted news of one of her cats having been injured in a feline-fight. I responded there, in one of my annoying amusing edgy-jokey moods, recommending that the injured cat should bone up on his nonviolence … Continue reading
Posted in Empathy, Philosophy-Psychology, Things Cats, Humans Do, Uncategorized
Tagged amygdala, cat, compassion, cortex, empathy, Hitler, just war, learning, limbic system, Marshall Rosenberg, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, neurotransmitter, Nonviolence, Nonviolent Communication, protective use of force, Violence
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Calling Jackson Galaxy
I perked up big-time when our excellent neighbors Fuzzy and Zoe dropped a line the other day to say: “There is this new show ‘My Cat From Hell’ on Animal Planet . . . . This guy [Jackson Galaxy] is … Continue reading
Posted in Empathy, Things Cats, Humans Do
Tagged Animal Planet, cats, Cesar Millan, compassion, dog whisperer, dominance, empathy, foraging instincts, Fuzzy and Zoe, Jackson Galaxy, kitchen counters, Marshall Rosenberg, My Cat From Hell, Nonviolent Communication, NVC, OK Cats, squirt bottle, understanding
16 Comments
The Case for Empathy
Well, on the subject of “ask, ask, asking” for empathy, about which I was venting yesterday – the flip of that might be, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. So maybe some persuasion is in order. What’s in it, … Continue reading
Posted in Empathy, Uncategorized
Tagged Agape, compassion, Dante, empathy, Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication, Virgil
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