Sympathy

How To Get Hooked on Positive Thinking

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.28.2011

Lisa Earle McLeod

Gratitude helps you deal with difficult situations, and sympathy helps you deal with difficult people. They're not hard core, but once you experience little highs, you often find yourself craving something bigger.

Friendship and Loss: When the loved one who dies is a friend

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Dr. Levine, My dearest best friend of 35 years died in March. She had Alzheimer's disease, so it had been several years since I was a...

How to Express Sympathy

Jeanne Dennis | Posted 11.17.2011

Jeanne Dennis

I recently asked Lisa Riggin, a senior writer for Hallmark, to answer some questions about her work and discuss that human connection we strive to make in trying times.

'Empathic Civilization': Why Empathy Is Essential For Doctors And In Conflict Resolution

Jodi Halpern | Posted 05.25.2011

Jodi Halpern

When empathy is guided by a deeper understanding of each other's perspectives, it offers enormous promise for helping us build global cooperation.

This Whole Leno/Conan Thing Makes No Sense

Sean Carman | Posted 05.25.2011

Sean Carman

I've just read Conan O'Brien's letter about the Tonight Show mess, and I think he has a point. The implication is that there is only one Tonight Show, and NBC should just decide who will host it. That sounds right.

A Jew's Prayer for the Children of Gaza

Bradley Burston | Posted 11.17.2011

Bradley Burston

In this day, when the trepidation and rage and mourning that is called war, seizes our hearts and patches them in scars, we call to you, the Lord whose name is Peace.

The Economy, 2009: Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

Barry Michael Cooper | Posted 11.17.2011

Barry Michael Cooper

Some woke up into this New Year with a square of sidewalk for a pillow and a cardboard box for a comforter. It used to be a few paychecks away from me. Now, I'm only a few weeks ahead of it.