My class on Teaching and Ethics required us to do an “Empathy Experiment.” I chose to attend a service that was completely different from any that I had ever experienced before, one whose pamphlet claimed, “Whatever your heritage, however your history, and whomever you love, you’re welcome here.”
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Chamomile Tea, An Essay published in You Might Need to Hear This
I write to process, to grieve, and to heal. I write to build bridges across intergenerational conflicts and cultural differences. Whenever someone tells me they empathize with what I’m saying, I get excited because it’s like “Oh! I have community!” But then I realize “Oh…It’s because of our collected trauma.” For much of my life,…
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