Empathy Heart

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Empathic Heart, Empathic Mind

By Bob Brown

Among our many magnificent capacities are two:

1. plumbing the depths of our hearts for power

2. creating paths in the mind so to use heart power wisely

Empathic Heart, Empathic Mind

An Activity

Standing or sitting, with feet flat on the floor, place your hands on your heart.

Imagine that you are breathing through your heart.

Bring to your awareness the heart’s power for empathy – the ability to perceive and identify with another person’s perspective, to connect with the other person, to have an active interest in understanding what she or he is experiencing. For a few moments, inhale to activate this power and exhale to spread this power to your mind.

Now, inhale and exhale slowly, gently, deeply so that the empathic heart power and the empathic mind path are at the forefront of your consciousness. Repeat as needed to keep your empathic power and path energized.

As William Miller says, “empathic understanding over time becomes part of who you are.”