EMPATHY vs. SYMPATHY

psychology-studyofthesoul-blog:

EMPATHY: Understanding what a person is feeling because you have experienced it yourself or can put yourself in their shoes; sort of like “feeling with the person.”

SYMPATHY: Acknowledging a person’s emotional hardships and providing comfort, assurance, and/or support.

astrolocherry:

life’s simple pleasures and bliss in general is meditation for taurus. laying their heads back on a ravishing silky pillow, breathing in the aloe dewdrops over morning leaves, the soft skin and crevasses of a body, a beautiful face reflecting back at them, listening to jazz and contemplating the grandness of life, this is taurus and the divine lying side by side 

xcotatiana:

Okay but if Hopper and Joyce don’t end up together then what’s this all been about???

Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength.
Brigitte Nicole (via onlinecounsellingcollege)