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Don’t forget, next week is Road Trip week!
I am driving almost 2,000 miles across a broad swath of the US (Tulsa to Seattle). Stay tuned for my drawings on whatever napkins I happen to find on the way, with photos as well.
The funny and the serious are both true in this drawing.
- It’s good to have some distance from a conflict.
- It’s good to think about what that person is going through from their perspective, not from yours.
- It’s good to have an extra pair of shoes.
- It’s good to understand.
- It’s good to get out of the way of difficult things, especially if they really don’t concern you.
- It’s good to have friends who have the same shoe size as you do.
- It’s good to have a pair of shoes you can walk a mile in.
- It’s good to not assume.
(The shoes are drawn from Alaia Pumps as seen on The Blonde Salad blog)
Drawing by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by Jack Handey, 1949 – not dead yet, American Humorist. Yes, he is a real person.
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Vintage napkin from 2004. Drawn for my youngest daughter (at the time) and put in with her lunch.
So, maybe the key to enduring our own misfortune is to act as if we are someone else. Nice thought but we truly only have to endure our own pain first hand. Empathy and sympathy are the closest we can get to feeling what others feel. That is why those traits are of great value in having others feel love from you. Yes, it does increase our pain a bit, but the love and solace we give by being empathetic and sympathetic to others is well worth it.
Drawing and commentary by Marty Coleman of The Napkin Dad Daily
Quote by François de La Rochefoucauld
