While everyone else is busy trying to be someone else; a person who’s truly comfortable with themselves stands out. It’s magnetic.
Your ability to receive… whether it’s a compliment; a gift; self-care… comes down to how worthy you feel of receiving good things. When we struggle to receive, it’s because, deep down, we feel like we aren’t deserving of those things.
Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? In other words… do you take the temperature of the room or do you set the temperature of the room? An empath through and through, I’d historically walk into a room, notice the energy, and automatically shift my own feelings to match how others were feeling.
Before I had my spiritual connection, I used to think I had to carry it all myself. I always thought life was just going to feel a little heavier and harder for me.
Sometimes it’s hard to know where other people’s feelings end and mine begin because it all feels so alive in my body. My bones ache in the presence of sadness. My heart hurts when I see someone disappointed in themselves. I want to wrap people in the warmest hug when I see them feeling ashamed.
Whether we numb ourselves with wine, Valium, or shopping sprees; the core issue is the same. We’re stressed and we crave the ever-elusive inner peace.
Trusting the process is weighty. When you break it down, it’s gnarly. When you actually put it into practice, you’ve never been more uncomfortable. Because it’s not what you’re used to.
Throughout my life, I always heard that I was “too sensitive” and my emotions were “too much”. I used to be so ashamed of being this way. Now I’m proud of it. Ironically, it’s what fuels me to do good in the world.
“Something came back abnormal in your test,” the receptionist told me on a Friday afternoon. “The doctor wants to see you in person to talk … Read More ›
We have one life to live! One. Do we want to look back and see all the ways we didn’t try because we were scared of what other people might think? I sure don’t.