101 Simple Suggestions and Quotations to Express Compassion and Empathy.101 Simple Suggestions and Quotations to Express Compassion and Empathy empathy Ability to imagine oneself in another's place and understand the other's feelings, desires, ideas, and actions. The empathic actor or singer is one who genuinely feels the part he or she is performing. Linda Furiate iUniverse, Inc. www.iuniverse.com ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m # 0595324134 $12.95 103 pages I was pleasantly surprised when I opened this book by author,Linda M. Furiate. I didn't expect to see only one thought on each page, but I have to tell you it certainly caught my attention. The author, whose life was changed drastically dras·tic adj. 1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution. 2. by a car accident in 1995, has learned and put into practice the finer art of living. In her work, she shares with the reader 101 convictions for what I would call having a more meaningful life, and being a better person. As an example, let us take Suggestion Number 60: "Realize you have nothing until you are able to give something of yourself away." And my favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. , Suggestion Number 95: "If you are in an irritable irritable /ir·ri·ta·ble/ (ir´i-tah-b'l) 1. capable of reacting to a stimulus. 2. abnormally sensitive to stimuli. 3. prone to excessive anger, annoyance, or impatience. mood and projecting negative energy towards another person, visualize for a moment, the other person is you. Do you appreciate the way you are being treated?" Now, didn't that make you stop and think? So it is with this work, short and simple, yet deeply profound, the author touches on the core of our existence. If you want a work that will make you take a moment to reflect on who you are as a person, how you relate to others in this world, and some gentle suggestions that if implicated im·pli·cate tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates 1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot. 2. could help you become a positive person in this world, this book is for you. A short read with a mighty message. |
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