STOP! When you put yourself in someone else's shoes, it changes everything.

Empathy is so important, they should teach it in school.

The beautiful weeds along a Missouri roadside, taken by the author.

I’m sharing an essay from Kate Morgan Reade from Verbihund Cafe that really struck a chord with me. She writes about empathy, something I became aware of later in life, when I grew up (a little-still working on it!), that would have saved me from a myriad of embarrassing situations.

I’ve…