Empathy is defined as understanding another person's feelings, thoughts, and experiences without directly experiencing them. Empathy is important for building relationships and motivating people. When empathy is lacking, misunderstandings arise and conflicts develop as people are unable to understand each other's perspectives. The document recommends challenging oneself to develop empathy by undertaking new experiences outside one's comfort zone, listening to feedback, and helping others improve as well. It lists organizations focused on teaching empathy and compassion.

1. EMPATHY
MY BURNING ISSUE
By Angel Perez

2. What is empathy?
Empath is defined in webster dictionary as the action of understanding, being
aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts,
and experience of another of either the past or present without having the
feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit
manner.

3. Why empathy is important
● Empathy is important because it enhance our relationships with other and
helps us feel great about ourselves and others in an authentic way.
● It also leads to more helping behavior .
● Be able to motivate people.
● Makes it easier to work within a group or one on one.
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4. What happen when we don’t use empathy ?
● We would never be able to connect with one another.
● Would not be able to know right from wrong.
What happen if we don't address the lack of empathy
● Misinterpretations will became more common and conflict will aries
● Relationships will be affected.
● Leads to not understand people background.
● Lack of compassion.

6. Narcissus and Ameinias
Metamorphoses -
Poem by Ovid

7. ● Embrac is in organization in illinois that focuses on schools and
teaches student the tools to step into their own power and become
the next leaders. (https://embarcchicago.org/about-embarc)
● Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education
(CCARE). (http://compassion.stanford.edu/)
● Idealist-
(https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit/257eac481b9543ff8c984948
b3ed0aed-teaching-empathy-institute-a-project-of-tides-center-
stone-ridge)

8. My Solution
Challenge yourself…
-Undertake challenging experiences which push you
outside your comfort zone ask for feedback and make
sure you don’t challenge truly listen to them and see
where you can improve and help others do the same.