Image by Steve Buissinne

This is Marie T. Russell, co-publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of feeling empathy for others (today and every day).

Comment from Marie: We can get so wrapped up in our own "stuff"... our worries, problems, struggles, successes, joys, etc. that we forget what our neighbors (friend, co-worker, family member) may be going through. Helping others and caring for others can help take our mind (and our focus) off of our problems. It's good to expand our empathy to those around us (and around the planet as well).  

InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration

December 2, 2024

The focus for today is:

I am learning to step into another person’s shoes
and feel empathy.

Today's inspiration was written by Alex Scrimgeour:

The reasons why one person responds so differently to another is due to myriad factors that are unique to each person. What can be good fun for one person can be a terrifying ordeal for another.

Once we can step into another person’s shoes and feel empathy, we can start to appreciate that there is a great subtlety and complexity to this dynamic.

It is important to understand that what is considered stressful is not proportional to each person’s response.

CONTINUE READING: Read the complete article here.
Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:

How to Reestablish a Sense of Safety After Stress and Trauma

by Alex Scrimgeour.

Read the complete article here.

The focus for today: I am learning to step into another person’s shoes and feel empathy.

Subscribe here to join me for the next installment of "InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration".

 * * *

RELATED BOOK: 

Facial Reflexology for Emotional Well-Being

Facial Reflexology for Emotional Well-Being: Healing and Sensory Self-Care with Dien Chan
by Alex Scrimgeour.

The Vietnamese facial reflexology practice of Dien Chan offers simple touch and massage techniques that engage the reflexology points of the face to help you tap in to the innate healing and regenerative powers of the body. Taking the practice further, master practitioner Alex Scrimgeour shows how to integrate Dien Chan with qigong and Chinese medicine as well as recent developments in neuroscience and cognitive science to treat a variety of emotional issues, from anxiety, addiction, and stress to trauma, dissociation, and PTSD.

Click here for more info and/or to order this paperback book. Also available as a Kindle edition.

About the Author

Alex Scrimgeour is a licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist, with a degree in acupuncture and a diploma in Tui-Na massage from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine. He has studied Dien Chan (Vietnamese facial reflexology) extensively with Trần Dũng Thắng, Bùi Minh Trí, and other master clinicians at the Việt Y Ðạo Center in Vietnam. He gives treatments and teaches at many of the leading spas and wellness centers around the world and is based in London. Author's Website: SensorySelfCare.com/