Compassion vs Empathy

Empathy is the ability to understand and feel another person’s emotions or perspective, often described as "feeling with" someone. Compassion takes this a step further by including the desire and action to alleviate that suffering.

So I am learning to process some new feelings. I have been stuck for quite a while with the word "sad" and today I actually found the words that I actually feel regarding the behaviors of some, I view it as...

• pathetic

• agitating

• audacious

• wild

• insane

• delusional

• surreal

I am not actually sad at all. Quite honestly, I have never been happier, but my empathy will no longer fuel undeserved compassion for those who have knowingly mistreated me.

I am grateful to finally learn to give myself the level of compassion and empathy that I used to reserve for others.

I found joy in this today! I hope you found joy too!

Love,

MichelleRena