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Katie
Feb 4, 20247 min read
Grief, Graves, Doves, and the Blessing of Feeling it All
On the silent, wooded, oddly warm, creepy path to the graves, it occurs to me that they are centuries of old friends and mothers and childre
Katie
Jan 30, 20244 min read
The Grief of Growing Up
"How do I tell this lost teenager that I’m none of the big things she is torturing her self for me to become."
Katie
Aug 26, 20227 min read
Again: ECT & Everything Else
"My back hurts from carrying the grief of what this year was supposed to be."
Theresa
Jan 27, 20221 min read
It Happens Here!
Human Trafficking is an ongoing global issue but it also takes place in our own backyard. January is Human Trafficking Awareness month. ...
Theresa
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Everyone Has a Story
Everyone Has a Story…. A simple truth so often forgotten. The OM Daily Inspiration linked here explores the crux of empathy:bound’s...
Katie
Nov 16, 20212 min read
A Fiery Tree and a Silent Poem
I often feel the urge to save writing for after the story has concluded. Right now, I am deep in the depths of a story, and have no idea...
Theresa
Apr 5, 20210 min read
Theresa
Dec 6, 20203 min read
Hope for the Holidays
Over the last 9 months, I’ve written many posts that haven’t been shared. This year has been such a rollercoaster of emotions,...
Theresa
Jul 13, 20202 min read
Empathy Anthem
It was 1998 and life since my 1986 graduation had been quite an adventure. The first time that I heard What It's Like by Everlast I was...
Theresa
Jul 5, 20202 min read
Time for Change
These are disturbing times. On a daily basis, there is news that breaks my heart. The loss of life to virus and violence is hard to take...
Katie
Apr 17, 20204 min read
Walking the Shorter Loop
From the time I was a kid, I thrived off of others seeing me as a strong person, a powerhouse, and most importantly, a success.
Theresa
Mar 14, 20201 min read
A Herculean Feat - Forgiveness
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama succinctly explain the role of forgiveness on the path to peace. It has been my...
Theresa
Jan 1, 20202 min read
Christmas in our Hearts
It’s a December afternoon in Pittsburgh so one might not be surprised that it’s a bit gray and spitting rain. I am back from a forest...
Katie
Nov 27, 20192 min read
Radically Empathetic
"Empathy, to me, is not a soft emotion, and it rarely feels good. Empathy is as hardcore as it gets."
Theresa
Nov 26, 20193 min read
Is that what you're wearing?
Words that still rock me to the core. My mother was never one to mince words or hesitate to make her opinions known. Rarely did I...
Theresa
Nov 11, 20192 min read
Forest Bathing
For those of you who know my fondness for river-bathing on mission trip, this post is not about that…Lol. This is about a different kind...
Theresa
Oct 15, 20193 min read
The Man with the Snake Tattoo
The day began like many at that particular point in my life… Working three jobs and going to college full-time while raising a teenage...
Katie
Oct 7, 20193 min read
5 Reminders: Pursuing Empathy while also Struggling
In these times, often it is hard to empathize with and feel other’s feeling because just feeling your own can be beyond overwhelming.
Theresa
Sep 15, 20191 min read
Long stories on the path to peace
Empathy - I cannot say when it was that I came to understand empathy or that I can even fully explain the concept now. What I do know is...
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