“Look at Andrew Roe's The Miracle Girl from one angle and you'll see an incisive and insightful critique of America at the millennium and today, investigating where we put our faith and why. The greatest of Roe's achievements in this captivating debut is a memorable feat of intense empathy. Roe inhabits characters who are desperate to believe and reveals to us their needs and wounds and hopes, and he does so with kindness, generosity, and wisdom. This is a novel about what it means to be human, to seek connection and hope and maybe even transcendence in the world around us.” WorldNeedsBelieveHumansLooksMeanDoeCharacterTodayAmericaGirlKindnessNovelAchievementEmpathyConnectionsMiracleWoundsIntenseGenerosityMemorableDesperateInsightfulAngleTranscendenceCritiqueFeatsAndrewMillenniumDebutInvestigatingCaptivatingKindness GenerosityWhat It Means To Be Human Author:Doug Dorst
“The recurring theme of all religions is a sympathy, empathy, connection, capacity between the human and the divine - that we were made for union with one another. They might express this through different rituals, doctrines, dogmas, or beliefs, but at the higher levels they're talking about the same goal. And the goal is always union with the divine.” HumansMadeDifferentMightBeliefGoalLevelsTalkingDivineHigherEmpathyCapacityConnectionsUnionsDoctrineThemeRitualDogmaHigher LevelRecurringRecurring Themes Author:Richard Rohr
“Whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores or GPAs and have instead been due to that sense of connection and empathy, the special obligation I felt as a black man like you to help those who need it most, people who didn't have the opportunities that I had because there, but for the grace of God go I. I might have been in their shoes. I might have been in prison. I might have been unemployed. I might not have been able to support a family. And that motivates me.” PeopleMenNeedsHas BeensHelpingMightAbleOpportunityFeltBlackSupportGraceSpecialPositionLike YouEqualDegreesEmpathyConnectionsPrisonShoesDuesObligationLeagueSatScoreMight Have BeenEqual RightsGrace Of GodUnemployedIvyIvy LeagueSat ScoresGpa Author:Barack Obama
“Simply paying attention allows us to build an emotional connection. Lacking attention, empathy hasn't a chance.” ChanceAttentionEmotionalCommunicationEmpathyConnectionsPay AttentionLackingEmotional Connection Author:Daniel Goleman
“Once you've created a connection of empathy, rational arguments can play a supportive role.” PlayRolesEmpathyArgumentConnectionsRationalSupportive Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“If you have this deep feeling of empathy for the natural world, you feel it so profoundly. It's almost a religious experience. I feel that I could never really say the depth of feeling or connection I feel to the natural world, which has made me.” IfsWorldFeelsMadeFeelingsNaturalReligiousEmpathyConnectionsDepthNatural WorldReligious ExperienceDeep Feeling Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“Most women prefer circles of sharing to pyramids and hierarchies. They prefer conversation to construction. They will usually choose nurturance and empathy over competition and climbing. They will normally choose connection over simple performance games.” GamesSimpleConversationEmpathyConnectionsPerformancesCompetitionCirclesClimbingConstructionHierarchyPyramids Author:Richard Rohr
“While eschewing emotion - and its companion, vulnerability - Obama should be careful not to sacrifice empathy, the 'I feel your pain' connection that sustained Clinton. This connection is the shorthand people use to measure their leaders' intentions. If people believe you're on their side, they will trust your decisions.” PeopleIfsFeelsShouldBelieveUsePainSidesDecisionEmotionLeaderSacrificeEmpathyConnectionsIntentionClintonCarefulVulnerabilityCompanionBe CarefulShorthand Author:Dee Dee Myers
“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection - or compassionate action.” WorldMindSelfProblemSeemsActionFormCompassionFocusEmpathyCapacityConnectionsIncreaseSelfishnessOur WorldContractsCompassionatePreoccupationAbsorptionSelf AbsorptionPeripherySocial IntelligenceSelfish World Author:Daniel Goleman