{"id":513,"date":"2018-11-08T12:04:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T20:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/insightsofakahuna\/?p=513"},"modified":"2019-10-23T12:27:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T19:27:28","slug":"empathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/insightsofakahuna\/2018\/11\/08\/empathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Empathy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Empathy is being able to put oneself in another person\u2019s position. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Empathy is important to me because I believe it can solve the root of all conflicts, which is miscommunication. Empathy allows us to feel what others feel and evolve our communication skills by creating a better, more mutual sense of understanding. When we\u2019re able to emphasize with your adversaries, we\u2019re able to better understand their position and thus approach conflicts from a collaborative standpoint that can benefit everyone. Many times we turn situations into a zero-sum game with winners and losers but often this doesn\u2019t have to be the case if we can all improve our empathy. If we can learn to adopts others\u2019 viewpoints more effectively we can better reach conclusions that benefit everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Empathy shapes my current behavior by allowing me to identify the needs of others more easily, which is an essential trait to have in my work with vulnerable populations. Often, vulnerable people suffer from some kind of conflict, whether it be internally or externally. Empathy allows me to better understand their conflict and help them reach a solution that\u2019s best for them. It\u2019s also helped me mitigate conflicts between opposing parties around me because it allowed me to understand both sides of the conflict. I then couple empathy with my value of balance to find a solution that could benefit multiple parties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Again, this is value where I strive to improve but one I think I\u2019m naturally aligned with. At times however, I can lose my ability or motivation to understand others\u2019 viewpoints during times of distress which is something I need to work on in order to avoid these situations. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-513\" data-postid=\"513\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-513 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empathy is being able to put oneself in another person\u2019s position. Empathy is important to me because I believe it can solve the root of all conflicts, which is miscommunication. Empathy allows us to feel what others feel and evolve our communication skills by creating a better, more mutual sense of understanding. 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