Again: ECT & Everything Else
"My back hurts from carrying the grief of what this year was supposed to be."
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Theresa
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
It Happens Here!
Human Trafficking is an ongoing global issue but it also takes place in our own backyard. January is Human Trafficking Awareness month. ...
Theresa
- Nov 17, 2021
- 1 min
Everyone Has a Story
Everyone Has a Story…. A simple truth so often forgotten. The OM Daily Inspiration linked here explores the crux of empathy:bound’s...
Katie
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
A Fiery Tree and a Silent Poem
I often feel the urge to save writing for after the story has concluded. Right now, I am deep in the depths of a story, and have no idea...
Theresa
- Apr 5, 2021
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Theresa
- Dec 6, 2020
- 3 min
Hope for the Holidays
Over the last 9 months, I’ve written many posts that haven’t been shared. This year has been such a rollercoaster of emotions,...
Theresa
- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
Empathy Anthem
It was 1998 and life since my 1986 graduation had been quite an adventure. The first time that I heard What It's Like by Everlast I was...
Theresa
- Jul 5, 2020
- 2 min
Time for Change
These are disturbing times. On a daily basis, there is news that breaks my heart. The loss of life to virus and violence is hard to take...
Katie
- Apr 17, 2020
- 4 min
Walking the Shorter Loop
From the time I was a kid, I thrived off of others seeing me as a strong person, a powerhouse, and most importantly, a success.
Theresa
- Mar 14, 2020
- 1 min
A Herculean Feat - Forgiveness
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and His Holiness the Dalai Lama succinctly explain the role of forgiveness on the path to peace. It has been my...
Theresa
- Jan 1, 2020
- 2 min
Christmas in our Hearts
It’s a December afternoon in Pittsburgh so one might not be surprised that it’s a bit gray and spitting rain. I am back from a forest...
Katie
- Nov 27, 2019
- 2 min
Radically Empathetic
"Empathy, to me, is not a soft emotion, and it rarely feels good. Empathy is as hardcore as it gets."
Theresa
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
Is that what you're wearing?
Words that still rock me to the core. My mother was never one to mince words or hesitate to make her opinions known.  Rarely did I...
Theresa
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
Forest Bathing
For those of you who know my fondness for river-bathing on mission trip, this post is not about that…Lol. This is about a different kind...
Theresa
- Oct 15, 2019
- 3 min
The Man with the Snake Tattoo
The day began like many at that particular point in my life… Working three jobs and going to college full-time while raising a teenage...
Katie
- Oct 7, 2019
- 3 min
5 Reminders: Pursuing Empathy while also Struggling
In these times, often it is hard to empathize with and feel other’s feeling because just feeling your own can be beyond overwhelming.
Theresa
- Sep 15, 2019
- 1 min
Long stories on the path to peace
Empathy - I cannot say when it was that I came to understand empathy or that I can even fully explain the concept now. What I do know is...
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