A Little Bit of Something that I Love: Postcards and Handwritten Letters by Nadya Irsalina

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Getting letters and postcards in the mail is a joy! When I was a kid, I even loved getting junk mail! Years ago, a friend told me that only handwritten could suffice for thank you notes, never email. I try to follow her advice as often as I can. How about you? Do you write… Continue reading A Little Bit of Something that I Love: Postcards and Handwritten Letters by Nadya Irsalina

Guest Blog Post: “Empathy – with Mindfulness: Part 1,” in Pete J. Probe’s exact words

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Cats as mindfulness and thereby empathy teachers? Yes! says fellow blogger Pete J. Probe…

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What is empathy

Empathy has something to do with feelings. It is the ability to understand or recreate what others just think or feel. Simply put: feel yourself in something, experience something, feel yourself sco. into another person. For example, traditionally at funerals, it is common for the mourners to express our sympathy.

Short excursion into neurobiology

-Feelings and emotions

We all have experienced a lot of feelings in our lives, and this perception is already in the prenatal stage. We have forgotten our emotional world for the most part, but it is still present in a memory that remains closed to our conscious experience. And when we make a decision – of whatever kind – our ‘ stored ´ emotions ‘ play the decisive role´, without realizing that. They are almost part of a second of our thinking upstream, without being consciously perceived. This means that all our decision-making…

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Now We Are 3 (only)

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This morning I stayed in bed till late. I was awake, but I didn’t want to get up to a house without Pierre in it. Yesterday I had to put my dog down. Such a gentle euphemism for murder. To put one to sleep. My dear, dear dog-man trusted me, yet I tricked him. First… Continue reading Now We Are 3 (only)

Happy International Women’s Day by da-AL

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Why isn't this celebrated more in the U.S., the way it is in other countries?! Here I offer a tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, an amazing lesbian woman of color who influenced even Chuck Berry. First a brilliant performance... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NFywQdeKSo Now more about her... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKK_EQ4pj9A&feature=youtu.be Which woman has influenced you most for the good?

Token of Humanity by Patty

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Fellow blogger Patty works hard to promote kindness throughout the world. She’s contributed to Happiness Between Tails here and here and here. Thank you, Patty, for honoring Happiness Between Tails in the post that follows, which can also be found here…