Empathy
How can we show genuine empathy towards others? Why must it start from ourselves? In this episode of the Reclamation, The Reclas: Justin, Tonya, and Neva, talk about the profound meaning of empathy. It goes way beyond looking people in the eyes, being friendly, and using our manners like what was taught during our kindergarten. We need to accept people not only for who they are but also as a reflection of us. However, we must understand that not all people have the superpower of being empathetic. Tune in and learn how to spread empathy by delving deeper into your authentic self-reflection.Â
Neva Lee Recla:
Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the Reclamation show. I’m here with my Mom and my Dad.
Neva Lee Recla:
And today we’re going to be talking about something I’m very passionate about and we talk a lot about here. Yeah. Here on the podcast and in our household, and overall in general, really. It’s the topic of empathy. So, It is a topic that you’re taught in kindergarten as, “Be nice to people. Use your manners. Say please and thank you. Look people in the eye.” But what about the deeper conversation, the more expanded conversation around empathy? And I think it goes deeper than just being nice to people because it’s really easy to just slap on the smile and say nice things to somebody, but it goes as deep as, do you actually want to believe those things?
And what about when you’re raising kids and they notice somebody is different from them? And, how do you handle those conversations and show them that everybody’s awesome? And you can love and receive everybody as a part of yourself and as a part of the divine with you, and how to just overall handle those conversations. Dad, I’m going to toss it onto you. You’re a parent, obviously, because I just called you Dad. What do you think is the best way parents can start having those conversations with their kids around empathy and receiving people as, not only just a part of the divine but as a mirror reflection of themselves and handling that really abstract conversation from a young age?
Justin Recla:
Well, I think it starts with taking a deep reflection of who they are and how they are first and foremost because not everybody’s or It’s not easy for them to be empathetic, right? It’s not necessarily one of their predisposed superpowers. It’s something that they have to learn, right? A lot of people start with understanding sympathy, right, and identifying sympathetically with others, but the empathy piece is one that comes from time and practice and training and recognizing that people outside of you are not a threat to you.
And I honestly think that if, as parents, we as individuals who have children, can master the empathy superpower, then we have a better chance of instilling that in our children. But more importantly, I think it is the one superpower that will heal the world, is empathy. The more of us that can do that, the more this world will heal. And for our kids, the better experience that they will have in life, because they’re able to connect with others, recognizing that it’s not a threat, but that putting themselves in somebody else’s shoes, being empathetic to what other people are experiencing, recognizing that it doesn’t threaten your own version of reality, because, in that space, anything’s possible.
Neva Lee Recla:
Yeah. I think that’s a really good point, and being open to the fact that anything and everything is possible. I was on Tatiana Berindei’s show SuperPower Mommas, which y’all, stayed tuned for that because we’re going to be starting a whole new series around equality and diversity and loving others, just like this conversation of empathy. And before we get into the break, I’ll share this point. She asked me what my superpowers were, and I had to really sit with it for a little bit because I haven’t been asked that question in a while.
And my answer was along the lines of empathy, that I’m able to see people not only just as a person first, but as their highest self first. And I know a lot of people weren’t necessarily raised in households where that’s a conversation. How do you look somebody in the face, who may be saying mean things to you, or somebody who could be considered your worst enemy, or somebody who’s even just different than you and say, “I love you.”
Or a total stranger on the street. How do you have those conversations? How do you even start? Because that’s such an abstract thing. That’s what we’re going to be talking about when we get back from the break. If you want to have these types of conversations with us around empathy, love, and high vibes, and you want to go to a place online, where you’re loved and accepted for who you are and you get to be with empathic people, then go join the SuperPower Universe Plus membership and have these amazing conversations with us, and we look forward to seeing you there, and we’re so excited to just be able to walk along your path with you. That sounds grammatically correct. All right, we’ll be right back after the break.
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