Office of Empathy

Prayers - Serenity Prayer

By Ruth Williams

Office of Empathy

Years ago, I would
never have felt this way.WOfficeofEmpathy130x155
Thank You for
the darkest days.
It infused me
with an understanding
I wouldn’t otherwise have.
Life is something I must learn on the job,
empathy is earned.
I can tell someone, “I know how you feel,”
or I can actually live through it
and graduate to authenticity.

It’s the scars and the stumbles that make it real
as I reach out to someone else.
Thanks to the depression, the divorce, the dangers,
I'm uniquely equipped for the Office of Empathy. 

 

 

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Labels: Serenity Prayer, Prayer for Serenity, Prayer for Work, Career, Employment, Prayer

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