{"id":9067,"date":"2025-05-25T12:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=9067"},"modified":"2025-05-25T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:31:44","slug":"lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Mental Health Awareness Month<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had thought about making this as a Facebook\/Instagram post. But I reminded myself of <strong><em>May<\/em><\/strong> being <strong><em>Mental Health Awareness Month<\/em><\/strong> and decided it needed to be spread further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"9078\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/img_67482\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2166,3086\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 mini&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1747994970&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.71&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0082644628099174&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6748(2)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Ollie, Mental Health Awareness Month 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Ollie, Mental Health Awareness Month 2025&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=719%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?resize=719%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?resize=719%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 719w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?resize=768%2C1094&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?resize=1078%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1078w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?resize=1437%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1437w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Rick Ollie<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday I shared a video call with one of the most caring souls on the planet. I was even granted the opportunity to meet her boyfriend before we began talking. It was an honor, as he seems just like her. A perfect couple in my eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> We spoke of my <strong><em>mental health<\/em><\/strong> as I approach further <strong><em>cancer testing<\/em><\/strong>. It was a heartwarming experience, that as I look back now, we both needed.  Me for the lesson I was about to learn in empathy. And for her a reminder that what she does for others is priceless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8EbHermSJXY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Alanis Morissette: Empathy<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we said our goodbyes, a feeling of sadness came across me. I felt as if she was hurting inside because of me and my circumstances. I sensed it in her eyes, her face and her tone. I had never experienced such a desolate feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hours later I messaged her as I couldn&#8217;t shake the feeling. I didn&#8217;t want her to be saddened at my expense. I won&#8217;t get into what we spoke about nor our messages afterwards. But what I learned was equally as priceless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had saw <strong><em>empathy<\/em><\/strong> face to face for the first time in my life. Sure, people can say everything will be alright, don&#8217;t worry or you&#8217;ve got this. But until you experience the look in their eyes, their facial expressions and the tone in their voice, you have no clue it&#8217;s real meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This I take as a bigger life lesson than all the things we spoke about. A lesson I now pass down to others and a message to her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for being here. Thank you for being in my life. Thank you for caring. Thank you, my friend! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don&#8217;t let this Mental Health Awareness Month go by without taking or adding something to it. And by all means don&#8217;t just practice it one month out of the year. Somewhere, someone is suffering, and you know them. Reach out, touch their soul with the warmth of your words, the look in eye and the love you can only bring. Everyone needs to know they&#8217;re not in it alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Please consider making a donation by tapping that coffee cup and remember you can find all my social sites on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/rickollie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linktree<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we said our goodbyes, a feeling of sadness came across me. I felt as if she was hurting inside because of me and my circumstances.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":91886495,"featured_media":9078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"How a video call taught me a 'Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy' this Mental Health Awareness Month. \n#Empathy #LifeLessons #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #MentalHealth #AlanisMorissette #Feelings #SelfCare #HealthyLifestyle #LisfestyleGoals #BeKind #Writerslife #GoodReads #CaringIsSharing #Love","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":9078,"url":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4252,352],"tags":[770053879,770052741,770052893,770053564,770053322,770052898,770053064,770053313],"class_list":["post-9067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancer","category-opinion","tag-alanis-morissette","tag-cancer","tag-empathy-2","tag-friend-2","tag-life-lessons","tag-mental-health","tag-mental-health-awareness-month","tag-thank-you"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy - Rick Ollie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As we said our goodbyes, a feeling of sadness came across me. I felt as if she was hurting inside because of me and my circumstances.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy - Rick Ollie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As we said our goodbyes, a feeling of sadness came across me. I felt as if she was hurting inside because of me and my circumstances.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rick Ollie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ricollie\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-25T16:31:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-25T16:31:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482-719x1024.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"719\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rick Ollie\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@rickollie\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@rickollie\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rick Ollie\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rick Ollie\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19a3c5a950011a084bed9bebcabf115a\"},\"headline\":\"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-25T16:31:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-25T16:31:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":436,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/rickollie.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Alanis Morissette\",\"cancer\",\"empathy\",\"friend\",\"life lessons\",\"mental health\",\"Mental Health Awareness Month\",\"thank you\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Cancer\",\"Opinion\"],\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/\",\"name\":\"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy - Rick Ollie\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/rickollie.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-25T16:31:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-25T16:31:44+00:00\",\"description\":\"As we said our goodbyes, a feeling of sadness came across me. I felt as if she was hurting inside because of me and my circumstances.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/rickollie.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/rickollie.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&ssl=1\",\"width\":2166,\"height\":3086,\"caption\":\"Rick Ollie, Mental Health Awareness Month 2025\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/en_gb\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/25\\\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rick Ollie\",\"description\":\"Writer\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Rick Ollie\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/rickollie.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/IMG_62591.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/rickollie.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/IMG_62591.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Rick Ollie\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ricollie\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/rickollie\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/rickollie\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threads.net\\\/@rickollie\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@rickollie\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19a3c5a950011a084bed9bebcabf115a\",\"name\":\"Rick Ollie\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/10b2bd775032026ddd183f8dc445cd824405c9dda0dae68c1ae29f9713fe30f3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/10b2bd775032026ddd183f8dc445cd824405c9dda0dae68c1ae29f9713fe30f3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/10b2bd775032026ddd183f8dc445cd824405c9dda0dae68c1ae29f9713fe30f3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rick Ollie\"},\"description\":\"Rick Ollie is a writer and storyteller whose work centers on resilience, self-worth, and the lived human experience. Through a growing body of online essays and articles, he explores themes of love, healing, creativity, and perseverance\u2014often at moments when life demands clarity, honesty, and courage. Rick publishes reflective, narrative-driven pieces shaped by both personal experience and cultural observation. His work includes thoughtful commentary on relationships, personal growth, health, and identity, as well as essays documenting his ongoing cancer journey with transparency and purpose. These articles are not written for spectacle, but to offer grounded insight and connection for readers navigating their own challenges. Influenced by Detroit\u2019s art, culture, and community, Rick\u2019s writing carries a strong sense of place while remaining universally relatable. His voice is direct, reflective, and measured\u2014balancing vulnerability with perspective and intention. Across his work, Rick consistently returns to one core belief: that meaningful, honest storytelling has the power to remind people of their value, foster connection, and encourage forward movement, even in difficult seasons\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/rickollie.com\\\/es\\\/author\\\/rickollie\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy - Rick Ollie","description":"As we said our goodbyes, a feeling of sadness came across me. I felt as if she was hurting inside because of me and my circumstances.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/","og_locale":"es_MX","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy - Rick Ollie","og_description":"As we said our goodbyes, a feeling of sadness came across me. I felt as if she was hurting inside because of me and my circumstances.","og_url":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/","og_site_name":"Rick Ollie","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ricollie","article_published_time":"2025-05-25T16:31:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-25T16:31:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":719,"height":1024,"url":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482-719x1024.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Rick Ollie","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@rickollie","twitter_site":"@rickollie","twitter_misc":{"Escrito por":"Rick Ollie","Tiempo de lectura":"3 minutos"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/"},"author":{"name":"Rick Ollie","@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19a3c5a950011a084bed9bebcabf115a"},"headline":"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy","datePublished":"2025-05-25T16:31:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-25T16:31:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/"},"wordCount":436,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&ssl=1","keywords":["Alanis Morissette","cancer","empathy","friend","life lessons","mental health","Mental Health Awareness Month","thank you"],"articleSection":["Cancer","Opinion"],"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/","url":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/","name":"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy - Rick Ollie","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&ssl=1","datePublished":"2025-05-25T16:31:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-25T16:31:44+00:00","description":"As we said our goodbyes, a feeling of sadness came across me. I felt as if she was hurting inside because of me and my circumstances.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&ssl=1","width":2166,"height":3086,"caption":"Rick Ollie, Mental Health Awareness Month 2025"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/en_gb\/2025\/05\/25\/lesson-in-the-real-meaning-of-empathy\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lesson in the Real Meaning of Empathy"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/","name":"Rick Ollie","description":"Writer","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/#organization","name":"Rick Ollie","url":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_62591.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_62591.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"Rick Ollie"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ricollie","https:\/\/x.com\/rickollie","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rickollie\/","https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@rickollie","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rickollie"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/#\/schema\/person\/19a3c5a950011a084bed9bebcabf115a","name":"Rick Ollie","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10b2bd775032026ddd183f8dc445cd824405c9dda0dae68c1ae29f9713fe30f3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10b2bd775032026ddd183f8dc445cd824405c9dda0dae68c1ae29f9713fe30f3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10b2bd775032026ddd183f8dc445cd824405c9dda0dae68c1ae29f9713fe30f3?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"Rick Ollie"},"description":"Rick Ollie is a writer and storyteller whose work centers on resilience, self-worth, and the lived human experience. Through a growing body of online essays and articles, he explores themes of love, healing, creativity, and perseverance\u2014often at moments when life demands clarity, honesty, and courage. Rick publishes reflective, narrative-driven pieces shaped by both personal experience and cultural observation. His work includes thoughtful commentary on relationships, personal growth, health, and identity, as well as essays documenting his ongoing cancer journey with transparency and purpose. These articles are not written for spectacle, but to offer grounded insight and connection for readers navigating their own challenges. Influenced by Detroit\u2019s art, culture, and community, Rick\u2019s writing carries a strong sense of place while remaining universally relatable. His voice is direct, reflective, and measured\u2014balancing vulnerability with perspective and intention. Across his work, Rick consistently returns to one core belief: that meaningful, honest storytelling has the power to remind people of their value, foster connection, and encourage forward movement, even in difficult seasons","sameAs":["http:\/\/rickollie.com"],"url":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/author\/rickollie\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rickollie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_67482.jpeg?fit=2166%2C3086&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6xWjK-2mf","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91886495"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9067"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9085,"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9067\/revisions\/9085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}