What is the difference between being "nice" and being "kind"?  What does it mean to be "sympathetic" vs. "empathetic"?  This week, Gregory takes a deep dive into loving-kindness, and the natural progression we take to be masters of Metta.

RESOURCES:

https://twentyonetoys.com/blogs/teaching-empathy/brene-brown-empathy-vs-sympathy#:~:text=Empathy%20and%20sympathy%20are%20often,to%20more%20isolation%20and%20disconnection.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/click-here-happiness/202007/sympathy-vs-empathy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence

https://mhanational.org/what-emotional-intelligence-and-how-does-it-apply-workplace

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/emotional-intelligence

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/the-compassionate-mind

https://www.scu.edu/the-big-q/being-nice-vs-being-kind/

https://humanwindow.com/nice-vs-kind/

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Intro and Outro Music by Lenny Dinardo, Wave Em' In.