How Do I Use Empathy to Combat Shame and Foster Charity? Journal Prompt, 4/2/23

How Do I Use Empathy to Combat Shame and Foster Charity? Throughout this last month, I’ve been feeling somewhat anxious because of family situations and depressed because I’m rather lonely. It’s been rather overwhelming when coupled with my work, calling in church, and everyday dissatisfaction with “unmet” goals and expectations. Sometimes it’s rather easy toContinue reading “How Do I Use Empathy to Combat Shame and Foster Charity? Journal Prompt, 4/2/23”

What makes you laugh? Journal Prompts, 4/1/23

What makes you laugh? Oh gosh, I asked this same question not too many weeks ago to my students and realized how hard it is to answer! I really had to think about this one, because humor in and of itself is an enigma. When I scrunch my eyebrows together really tight and mull overContinue reading “What makes you laugh? Journal Prompts, 4/1/23”

When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? Journal Prompt, 3/31/23

When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? I didn’t want to really be anything when I was five. I would go on random adventures into the land outside my house. Some of my favorite memories include: Climbing every tree I saw. My mom used to call me SpidermanContinue reading “When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? Journal Prompt, 3/31/23”

What’s something most people don’t understand? Journal Prompt, 3/30/23

What’s something most people don’t understand? I feel most people don’t understand how to take care of their spiritual health. I once heard from a church leader there are FIVE aspects of our health we need to focus on. Physical Health Emotional Health Social Health Financial Health Spiritual Health I see people talk about physical,Continue reading “What’s something most people don’t understand? Journal Prompt, 3/30/23”