In the past several months, I have been learning more about what it means to be an empath. It’s the part of my sensitivity that is most troublesome for me. Unlike crowded places and loud noises, things that I can often avoid, I am still learning about this aspect of my sensitivity – how to not get thrown off constantly by other people’s energy.
The Music of Being an Empath
When I hear music, I dive down into its depths. It curls around my being like wisps of sweet-smelling smoke. Sometimes, I lie down under it, and it falls over me like a waterfall. I feel its enchantment, and I become a part of it. Like colors being dissolved in water, who I am becomes brighter when it dissolves in something bigger. It is carried onwards on waves of notes and extends out into the universe. […]
Boundaries for Highly Sensitive People: Asking who is it that we are giving to?
Today, I read something on Jeff Goins’ lovely blog that stood out for me. In his post, he talks about how after the release of his new book, The Art of Work, he has spent a lot of time and attention replying to the negative comments, engaging with people who “want to argue, fight, or call me names” and not enough time replying to those who have positively reviewed his book. […]
The Receiving Project
A week or so back, my sister forwarded me a link for The Receiving Project, a 32-day commitment where you set an intention every day to receive gifts of loving from the universe, and then acknowledge what you get. It seemed just like the thing I wanted to do, just like the thing I needed to do. […]
Sensitive and Creative: A Quote on Creating by Nathaniel Branden
This morning, here’s something by Nathaniel Branden on writing. It seems to talk about how to make something artful, so I think it goes beyond writing, into anything that we are trying to infuse with spirit, but yet want to keep empty enough so someone else can enter into it:
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