Article: Empathy with another person conveys warmth, validation, and caring. It is the foundation of healthy relationships, building upon listening and respect. Empathy requires that we contribute our own similar experiences through conversation and reinforce values that we share with the other person. When someone views you as empathetic, they are more likely to confide, trust, and hold you in esteem, the foundational pillars of a good relationship. Practice empathy, not sympathy: Sympathy is a feeling a sadness inspired when we hear someone else's pain and focus on our own similar tragedies. Empathy keeps the focus on the other person, attempting to listen to and feel her pain, unique from your own. Compassion requires self-analysis to examine the causes of our own pain and inspires unwillingness to inflict that same pain on others. It means supporting the right of others to thrive and be happy, even if we do not always agree with their views. At its base level, compassion is an act of kindness that reassures others that we find them worthy and valuable. Try to enact compassion in your own life by: Offer compassion to those who have mistreated you: Perhaps the hardest act of compassion is to someone we are tempted to believe does not deserve it. The best thing to do is to put yourself in the other person's positions and imagine what events they have gone through that have produced the anger and pain they inflict on others. Allow yourself to feel empathy for that pain, and channel it into kindness and tolerance for that person. Focus on common ground: People are more alike than different. We all thrive on similar things love, trust, support, belonging. Just because these desires may manifest outwardly in unique ways does not mean that we are unalike. When you find yourself dwelling on difference, try to shift your focus back to similarities by reminding yourself that, like you, this person is seeking happiness, known suffering, seeks safety, and is still learning about the world. Reciprocity is an important component of developing strong connections with others.Think of ways that you can lift a burden from the shoulders of another, if only for a moment. Showing you are there for someone and really care for them can help deepen your relationship. Offer acts of kindness. For example, you babysit for free when a neighbor needs a night off from the kids, help a friend move, tutor your little sister in math. Do these things with no expectation of payment or reciprocity do it simply as a kindness. Do something nice for others. You could give a gift or words of encouragement. Show support by lending a helping hand or offering to assist in some way. Share responsibilities in roommate or shared housing situations (such as cleaning and paying bills, etc).
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Empathize. Show compassion. Give back.
Article: Choose a color for your flowers that matches another item on the coffee table to accentuate that color. Alternatively, choose a color that matches or contrasts with a major color in your room's decorating scheme. For example, if you have yellow wainscotting, display yellow flowers. Flowers also allow you to add color to your room. For example, use dark red flowers to match coffee table books with dark red dust jackets. Brighten up a dark room with white flowers or some attractive greenery. Faux leaves or succulents can give a pop of life. Choose a vase that reflects the style you are trying to convey. Pick an artistic or elegant vase as the centerpiece for your coffee table. Don't limit yourself to traditional vases. Antique pitchers and other attractive containers that will hold water and flowers can serve as a vase. For example, put flowers with large, single bloom flowers in old mason jars for a rustic look. For a nautical theme, fill an old hurricane lamp with flowers. Filling a vase or bowl with water and scattering petals on top creates a dreamy and romantic mood. Choose flowers that won't be dwarfed by a large vase. If you have a vase that can only hold a few stems, keep your floral arrangement simple. Keep taller vases to the sides of the coffee table so that people can see each other if they are seated across your coffee table and so they don't obstruct the view of the television isn't obstructed. Alternatively, use shorter flowers and vases in the center of the table. Add a green, living element to your coffee table with a houseplant. Put the plants in nice planters that complement your decor. Choose succulents for a very low-maintenance alternative to houseplants. Use a terrarium or glass bowls to best display and show off succulents.
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Pick flowers in one color. Make a statement with your vase. Find the right size and number of flowers. Choose an alternative to flowers.
Article: Once the battle starts, go toward the water. Stay on your horse! Quadratus is slow and will not be able to catch you. Aim the bow at its front legs and wait for it to come closer. When it does, it will try to crush you with its front legs, and you will see some blue parts under its hooves. Shoot the blue part with your bow, and Quadratus will collapse. You can also make Quadratus fall by running behind it and shooting the blue parts of its feet when it tries to turn around to face you. Dismount from Agro, proceed to the fallen colossus, and climb up the furry part of its front legs. Keep climbing until you are able to stand on its back armor. Don't forget to rest periodically when climbing. This will allow you to recover some of your stamina. Jump through the protruding parts of the armor to its head. Be sure to grab on to something to steady yourself, so you don't fall down when Quadratus starts shaking. You will need a fully-charged sword to defeat Quadratus. Stab the magical weak point 3 times. The point will then disappear. At this point, Quadratus's life will be drained approximately halfway. Once the magical weak point disappears, climb to the left shoulder and head toward Quadratus's back. When you reach its tail, you will see another magical weak point. If you fall off Quadratus (this happens sometimes due to fatigue), shoot one of his hooves, and you'll be able to climb back up again. Hold on to Quadratus's fur and stab the weak point 3 times. Its Life bar will be depleted, and it will fall.
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Head northeast towards the water. Shoot Quadratus with your bow. Climb up Quadratus. Make your way to Quadratus's head. Charge your sword. Stab the weak point. Climb over the left shoulder. Stab the second weak point.