We meet all kinds of people throughout our lives. Some of them tend to have little to no impact on our lives whereas others impact us greatly. Some we barely remember the when or why of our meeting and others the imprint is written with indelible ink.
Lifetime of experiences will take our spirits to places unknown or places we need to be. An encounter with someone might help lead the way along our journey. But why do some people come into our lives at certain times and then disappear and others tend to always be there? Why do we tend to seek others to experience life? Can we not find whatever we're looking for within ourselves or must it be complimented or boostered with another?
When is it appropriate to have sympathy as opposed to empathy? Maybe when you have walked in the footsteps of another then you can empathize. But if you have never experienced their pain, then you can only sympathize. Do not pretend to know what someone is going through, if you yourself have never been down that same path experiencing the same kind of pain. Know that though, there may be some similarities to your experiences and as a result you can be more empathetic, but sympathize and don't compare!
Everyone walks in the footsteps they choose to follow and they become their own.
Sympathize with their journey and empathize if it is your own.
Some of us are naturally born with this and many others nurtured in the concept. Many of us struggle to find purpose and worth in ourselves and constantly question the validity of our being. Instead of looking in the mirror and seeing someone beautiful, but imperfect, we see something very disturbing. We see a mess that needs to be fixed in every possible way. Somehow we fail to see all of the assets we possess. We judge ourselves on how we think others are seeing us rather than loving the uniqueness of our individuality. Stop assuming that something is wrong because something didn't or isn't as we expect they should be. Respect ourselves the way we expect to be respected by others. We should be very proud of our very differences that make us unique for it is this that makes us stand out from the crowd!
We MUST remember that we ARE the most important person in our life. We MUST LOVE ourselves. Look at yourself and SMILE!
Lifetime of experiences will take our spirits to places unknown or places we need to be. An encounter with someone might help lead the way along our journey. But why do some people come into our lives at certain times and then disappear and others tend to always be there? Why do we tend to seek others to experience life? Can we not find whatever we're looking for within ourselves or must it be complimented or boostered with another?
