by Site.Manager | Oct 12, 2019 | Blog
My name is Paul Hillard, and welcome to the Empathy Surplus Project website. Born in Athens, Ohio, I was raised in Athens and Grand Junction, CO. I am 35 years old, single, and a pilot in Athens. When I consider the future, the collaborative vision of our mutual...
by Site.Manager | Oct 12, 2019 | Blog
Reframing IS social change. Building an empathy surplus in YOUR world begins with you changing your language. The Four Empathic Activites of a Caring Citizen Leader all start with the letter “I.” I will INWARDLY digest and use the latest insights of the brain to...
by Site.Manager | Sep 21, 2019 | Blog
Linguistic Guidelines From Don’t Think of an Elephant 1. Progressive values are the best of American values we share with nations around the world. Stand up for your values with dignity and strength. You are a true patriot because of your values. 2. Remember that...
by Site.Manager | Sep 20, 2019 | Blog, George Lakoff
Effective caring citizens use five sets of three values repeatedly in their conversations, their letters to the editor, in their blog posts, etc. Why? Because there are two very important cognitive and linguistic tools Dr. Lakoff encourages: (1) Say what you want...
by Site.Manager | Sep 20, 2019 | Blog
Linguistic Guidelines From Don’t Think of an Elephant Our sometime advisor, George Lakoff, laid out in both editions of Don’t Think of an Elephant, linguistic guidelines that members of a Caring Citizens’ Congress strive to use everyday. The guidelines...
by Site.Manager | Sep 20, 2019 | Blog, Caring Citizens
Caring citizens have a high calling recognized in our Declaration of Independence and the words of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Freedom over slavery and well-being over corporate servitude are the order of the day. Our crisis is not...
