Tag Archives: sympathy

Empathy, Sympathy, Caring

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Doc Arnett

I may not have wrestled the same demons that you must fight… … but I have seen evil eyes glowing in the fog-shrouded night. I may not have fought my battles with the same sword that you must wield… … … Continue reading →

Posted in Spiritual Contemplation, Poetry, Death & Dying, Christian Living, Christian Devotions | Tagged caring, trials, empathy, sympathy, grief | Comments Off

No, I Don’t Know How You Feel… But I Do Care

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Doc Arnett

“I know exactly how you feel” is a common cliche but one maybe good to avoid when comforting others. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Death & Dying, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, suffering | Tagged caring, comforting others, empathy, expressions of sympathy, I know how you feel, sympathy, Tears & Prayers | Comments Off

A Delicate Balance

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Doc Arnett

At what point does determination become stubbornness? Depends on who’s pointing, I reckon… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, chronic pain, dizziness, empathy, migraine, selfishness, sympathy, vertigo | Comments Off

Toward Home

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even in the beauty of our blessings, even in our peaceful moments, we can be thankful and yet remember the challenges that others face. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged airplanes, cancelled flights, empathy, flying, frozen river, Illinois, Kansas City, MCI, Mississippi River, Missouri River, northwestern Illinois, snow, snow storms, storms, sympathy, travel, winter travel | Comments Off

A Soothing Comfort

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Doc Arnett

Like a gentle dawning on a peaceful day, so is the comfort of those who love us in our times of grief. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged comfort, creek, dawning, Doniphan County KS, grief, loss, Randolph Road, sympathy | Comments Off

The Sharing of the Centuries

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Doc Arnett

For all of those who have shared, and will continue to share in these expressions of love and mercy, I give thanks. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged comfort, condolences, funeral, Ruby Arnett, sadness, sorrow, sympathy | Comments Off

The Aftermath of Suicide

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Doc Arnett

There are many tragedies in this world and few departings from it that do not involve at least some degree of sorrow and sadness. Even when we can see the release that death brings from some long lingering disease, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged comfort, David Harrington, empathy, Pat Harrington, sorrow, suicide, survivors, sympathy | Comments Off

Silent Son

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

You knew as soon as she told you
about the cramps,
the spotting,
the pain of brokenness
below her belly,
that something was wrong.
Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Family, Metaphysical Reflection, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged grandchild, grief, loss, miscarriage, pain, sorrow, spontaneous abortion, sympathy, unborn child | Comments Off

A Prayer for Affliction

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Doc Arnett

May you endure
the awful cost of love
with such determination
that all reluctance is worn away.
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Posted in Christian Living, Family, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged burdens, caring, comfort, faith, false religion, friendship, holiness, hope, humility, hypocrisy, love, Poetry, religiosity, righteousness, sympathy | Comments Off

The Real Test

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Rather than lending the typical sympathetic ear that comes so easily to such exchanges, I instead took a different tact. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged challenge, self-pity, sympathy, unfairness, unkind sympathy, victim, work advice | Comments Off