Intentions
At the beginning of each Empathy Cafe meeting, we ask everyone to take a few minutes to write down on a 3" x 5" card, their intentions for coming to the meeting. We then go around the circle and everyone shares the intention with the group. Below are some of the intentions that came up.
Our Overall intention
Our intention for the circle is to foster an expanding empathic community. That is to nurture empathy for ourselves (self-empathy), empathic connection in the circle, as well as, in the larger society & world.
Build Community
I want to build a local empathic community. keep the flow and energy going and building. meet with my empathy buddies.
I want to build a local empathic community. I've been doing a lot online and now want a local in person community.
Keep the empathy community building ball rolling.
Right at this moment I want to explore how to build community based on empathy. Meeting people and embrace them without judgment.
Community
I want to get serious about empathic community building
Develop empathic abilities to help build a community that includes my important interest
Empathy
Get Empathy
Get empathy, rework issues, to get more clarity
get invigorated through empathic exchange
Learn about empathy
To really get a deeper understanding of how to practice empathic communication personally, professionally - move past my frustration with the process of impatience.
My intention is to gain a better understanding of empathy.
empathy - building connections and skills to build connections, experimentation - what works and what works better
Getting near true and genuine empathy, because it is easier to feel empathic with people from Chile who I can relate to more but true empathy must be with all people so experience it with people from different cultures will be good for it.
Practice and do Empathy
to practice empathic communication
Cultivating sense of empathy, better listening.
lubricate empathy muscle and consciousness
To empathize with people.
empathize not analyze
hold the empathic space for others within the boundaries set.
learning/build empathic skills
empathized with aggressive, insulting, hostile, disrespectful behavior. Learn not to take it personally. Find ways to transform from listening to solutions
Develop Empathy
Develop empathic abilities to help build a community that includes my important interest
Self-Empathy
self-empathy: when shit happens I rarely give myself much empathy when in a stressful situation.
Self Empathy for not being perfect, for having inadequacies and having perfect patience for my patients
Listening
Listen
listen empathically
Experience a space of earnest engagement with fellow people. listen to others
To learn to be truly receptive to the experiences ol others without necessarily "responding"
to just listen and not analyze the situation at hand and provide an answer. just be there
to listen to others attentively and with an open heart and stay present as much as possible
Learn to Listen
to just listen and not analyze the situation at hand and provide an answer just be there
to listen to others attentively and with an open heart and stay present as much as possible
To put my needs aside for a couple of hours to listen to others .
Listen - better and active
Listen, share, be heard and be seen
to learn how to listen more deeply to people so they really feel heard and understood by me
listen: actively and generally better. speak: be heard, communicate well
My personal intention is to be more empathic towards myself and towards others. I want to learn useful techniques and be a better listener.
Listen better - particularly active listening and empathy. Share better - thoughts, feelings, concerns.
to practice listening skills
being able to be a better listener and not make it about me
Practice Listening
practice active listening, empathy, generally better listening, talking
my intention is to practice and be nourish and be nourished by listening with the fullest presence I can bring in each moment.
practice a communal form of spirituality base on communication. intend to fill my spiritual cup and practice the important skill of listening fully and presently: COURAGE
Practice better empathic listening - active listening, etc, connections and sharing.
Listening practice: do it 'better'. active listening/reflection
Connection
Connection to self
Self connection and inner peace
Get more in-tune and in-touch with my own compassionate and empathic potential
Self-connection
Connect deeply with my inner truth
Get more into and in touch with my own compassionate and empathic potential
Self-connection
To gain greater self connecting
Connection to others
Have warm connection with everyone here.
To connect and listen to people.
Connection with others
To connect with other participants
Connection to self and others
To Know and be Known by this group tonight
Build connection with others and myself
To connect
To connect with myself more deeply and provide as clear of a space to others as possible. Emotional honesty
Self-connection
Speak and communicate better
Speak: be heard, communicate well
Speak my truth
Speaking - better active speaking
To be able to better communicate with my son and daughter in law
Deeper communication and connection
My intention was to learn from the moderator on how to better communicate in a non-confrontational way
Share/talk: more effectively
Sharing, self expression,
Share with you all my Celebrations from today of needs met for, friendship, contribution, relaxation, inspiration, love
Learn, share and discuss with other people on a subject which is vey important (and I didn't know before this circle)
To express myself, specifically about my frustration with my health problems,.
Learn NVC
my intent is to understand NVC better for myself and my curiosity and the get more empathy that also allows free expression without anything withheld.
Getting more in touch with NVC and the NVC community. Seeing how NVC can enrich my personal life and growth.. Finding out how NVC can help the local community in the East Bay and how we can use NVC practices to replace aggressive and violent tendencies in the world.
to learn how to apply NVC principles to the conflict I'm in.
share NVC community
reason - connect and practice nvc
to build a nvc basis for building community including 'cosmic democracy'
Hearing
being heard and hearing others
Authenticity
Have emotional authenticity in expression myself and warm in listen.
Healing
to be able to offer empathy healing to other and gain insight and empathy for myself
Nurture
Bring forth from within spirit of nurturance for myself and other
Conversation
To participate in some empathetic conversation
Peace
establish peace thru empathy
Presence
Get present with feelings and needs
To stay present
Overcome Judgments
To not fear the judgment of others
to not fear the judgment of others
Get support
To stop obsessing about some things and get support
Care
surrender into care for myself and what I've been going thru
Friendship
Foster friendships and get relief from self-imposed pressure, develop trust
Enjoy
really enjoy my time with wonderful people in this table and find love, pace and hope
have a good time
to play
fun
Relax
relax
Slow down and be less reactive
Boundaries
work on saying 'no"
work with the vulnerability that it brings up-fear that my 'no' will endanger my connection with that person
I very much care about feeling /experiencing that people care about my boundaries, my feelings and needs.
dare to hope for support w boundary setting
Respect
To learn more about respect. to share empathy
Other
Diagnosed with ADD, problems with communications in symptomatic. NVC was recommended
To Address my chronic discomfort, particularly while sleeping
Bring forth from within spirit of nurturance for myself and other
Learn about things that are essential in life. I want to be able to make the people around me comfortable with the relationship, express more freely.
Meet new people, find new ways of looking at things
To be open to learning