Empathy transforms stress and difficulty and even suffering into joy, generosity, and love. Empathy is the world's most transformative emotion—and we can write our way to it. ️ Write your Heart Out with us this fall. Our full, live, original, classic Elephant Academy is back and is $200 off through September 13th with code SHAREYOURHEART: elephantjournal.com/academy Join our Maitri: How to Fall in Love with your Sweet Self at 50% off during pre-registration (for not much longer!):elephantjournal.com/maitri For the articles referenced in this video & Waylon's "Lately, I've struggled with...", head to the article "Lately, I've struggled with..." onelephantjournal.com:https://elejrnl.com?p=2594299 ~ Writing isn’t for writers—it’s for anyone with a beating heart, anyone who cares about our world, anyone who truly cares about their sweet self. That's maitri—making friends with yourself, and that’s a path we can all engage on. Writing through our neurosis, writing our story, findin...