I never lost my empathy,
Kindness is a conscious choice I make every day. Some days I am better and not giving in to the nagging voices than others, but I DO chose to be kind. To my family, my colleagues, my animals and often hardest, to myself.
Life experiences can make this hard to do,
My empathy has been betrayed and taken as a weakness far too frequently in my 47 years of life so far, but it has never disappeared.
No with experience, reflection, and yes professional therapeutic help on occasion I still chose to have kind.
Why would I want to make the world of someone else as difficult or pain filled as I have been made to feel?
Kindness and empathy, even if I do not understand, costs me nothing.
It is not a weapon to wield or a shield to hide behind.
My empathy just is.
I am just more discerning of my own inner world and the kindness I can offer to the outer one.
