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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
could see people. I needed to feel connected. Simply seeing people as people rather than “the audience” reminded me that the challenges that scare me—like being naked—scare everyone else. I think that’s why empathy can be conveyed without speaking a word—it just takes looking into someone’s eyes and seeing yourself reflected back in an engaged way.
Brené Brown • Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Not everyone will be able to meet you in your depth — and that’s not a reflection of your worth.
We’re all mirrors.
Some of us have thorns.
Some of us have fog.
Not because we are broken but because we are deeply human.
But the ones... See more
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When's the last time you spoke to someone and felt truly heard and seen? Throughout his career as a journalist, @nytopinion columnist David Brooks says that he's encountered what he calls an "epidemic of invisibility" in society. Often, he has found himself interviewing people who tell him "they feel unseen and disrespected," he writes. "Black... See more
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