Empathy & Infertility
| Infertility Awareness Week | If you were not able to catch my chat yesterday, then here is a brief summary of how I plan to spend this week. Each day I will choose one word. One positive attribute that is being woven into my character through this walk of infertility. Yesterday I shared how I have learned to become more vulnerable in hopes of advocating for others. Today's word : Empathy.
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This struggle feels so big. It feels like the hardest thing in the world. It feels like nothing compares to the challenge I go through daily to wake up & put a smile on my face. Am I wrong? No, it is a big hurt. But it is not the only one like it & frankly it is not the only thing we will have to handle at this caliber in our lifetime. I am learning that this pain feels so incredibly big - to me. My neighbor most likely has their own giant hurt. Rarely do we fully understand or known the pain the person next to us is feeling, & who's to say your pain is bigger than yours. What does it matter?
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Full transparency, there are days that I wrestle with myself saying "Yeah that sucked for her but that's nothing compared to what I am dealing with" or "why can't I have it easier like them". What a toxic mindset. There is no doubt that is satan doing his thing in my heart. I am thankful to know the Truth, but that does not mean I do not fight those battles. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Infertility is teaching me to sympathize with those because no matter the cause of the pain or what caliber it lays on the "heart break spectrum", it is causing them to feel defeated, not enough & lonely. Three feelings no one should with hold. Something further than sympathy is empathy. We don't always need to hear "I'm sorry that sucks, here are some positive things." Sometimes we just need the presence. The "you are so strong, let me help hold you." That is what I am learning.