Pay Attention: Simply Show You Care

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me realize someone cared.</b></p></blockquote><p id="8bd8">My Mom is not an outgoing person. She is very reserved. But without saying a word, she had comforted a person who needed to know someone cared. How did she do it? She paid attention to him by tapping him on the shoulder.</p><p id="8d7a">Can you or I do the same? Absolutely, and we should.</p><p id="26df"><b>Daily Doable: </b>Pay attention to a friend in pain and remember you might not have to say a word to show you care. <b>#DoWhatYouCanNow</b></p><figure id="502b"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*8lrvEtnQK0FXyHp6W-7NRw.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="1c67"><i>This is the fourth of several stories I’ll devote to this topic. I’m not going to identify this principle just yet. What I am going to do is drop some breadcrumbs.</i></p><p id="9f32"><i>I’m going to do a word jumble where I’ll give you a letter in each story. Today’s word is <b>empathy</b> with the letter <b>“E.”</b> In the end, I’ll unscramble the letters and identify the principal.</i></p><p id="2005">Before I go, I want to tag a few of my writer friends. Or as I call them, my <a href="https://readmedium.com/writing-in-medium-it-makes-more-sense-than-dollars-5e8a39cd9a19">CAPITAL Acquaintances.</a> Discover great stories from these individuals. <a href="undefined">Henery X (long)</a>, <a href="undefined">Amy Marley</a>, <a href="undefined">Michele Thill</a>, <a href="undefined">Trapper Sherwood</a>, <a href="undefined">Nomanono Isaacs</a>, <a href="undefined">Timothy Key</a>, <a href="undefined">Linda Halladay</a>, <a href="

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Empathy, easy as a simple touch

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Have you ever wanted to comfort a friend who was hurting but couldn’t string the right words together? Or you got that cotton sensation in your mouth and everything came out garbled?

I know, it’s happened to me and I end up getting angry at myself.

Take a step back with me and consider these words.

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It might not be necessary to say anything in order to comfort a friend? Really? To illustrate this, let me share a personal story with you.

I had a friend who was going through a very rough stretch. A lot of his troubles were self-inflicted. I will give him credit. He was trying to change.

As he told me…

Your Mom is one of the most encouraging people I know. I was sitting in church one Sunday. She walked behind me and without saying a word, tapped my shoulder. That made me realize someone cared.

My Mom is not an outgoing person. She is very reserved. But without saying a word, she had comforted a person who needed to know someone cared. How did she do it? She paid attention to him by tapping him on the shoulder.

Can you or I do the same? Absolutely, and we should.

Daily Doable: Pay attention to a friend in pain and remember you might not have to say a word to show you care. #DoWhatYouCanNow

This is the fourth of several stories I’ll devote to this topic. I’m not going to identify this principle just yet. What I am going to do is drop some breadcrumbs.

I’m going to do a word jumble where I’ll give you a letter in each story. Today’s word is empathy with the letter “E.” In the end, I’ll unscramble the letters and identify the principal.

This Inspire Point and Daily Doable were brought to you by Tim Maudlin. Please allow me to introduce myself.

This story was originally published on my site at DoWhatYouCanNow.com Also, connect with me here: Twitter — Facebook — Instagram — LinkedIn

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Pay Attention: Simply Show You Care

Empathy, easy as a simple touch

Hi Neighbor!

Greetings from Tim Maudlin, your neighbor in Indiana.