Comparison: The Good and the Bad

Will Pace (’24) reflects on a very human process: comparison. “You have faced both good and bad comparisons, as well as some you can’t avoid at all. It’s like a gamble. It can produce so much joy and positive change in your life, but it can also lead you down a dark path with unnecessary hatred towards yourself and others.”

More Than What You See

Lilly Carlson (’23) reflects on the quick judgements we often make. “Our society has an excessive need to put things into a group and give it a label. It is human nature, after all. In this big, messy, confusing world, it helps us simplify life.”

Empathy in College Essay Writing

El Myers (’23) reflects on getting tutored for a college essay and how Skyline writing center approaches this vulnerable writing situation. Skyline writing center tutors are “…trained in empathic tutoring policies, and undoing the power dynamic between tutor and tutee is one that we take with great caution and sensitivity.”

Working in the Restaurant Industry Teaches Empathy and Responsibility

Bella Simonte (’23) writes about how the lessons learned from a job in the service industry go far beyond simply dealing with difficult customers. Things that, “if everyone learned, we’d live in a much more harmonious and compassionate world.”

Unbreakable bonds

Lucius Webster (’23) reflects on unique relationship of single mothers and sons. “Sons of single mothers often have a deep understanding of women’s struggles, and they develop a strong sense of empathy and compassion towards them.”