09-24-2015, 05:21 AM
Thank you all for The compassion and goodwill. I do not think that turning away from what is horrible is the answer. I think as many of you said, it is a far more nuanced approach I need to take. All I can do is breath in the suffering and breath out warmth and empathy. They key I think, after reading all these wonderful responses, is to empathize but not fully sympathize. To use the reactions in my body mind complex to gauge root cause. Hard to talk about more specifically. I can't convey how lucky I feel to be able to explore things here with you all.
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