As a therapist, I am an empath, a feeling person. I can walk into a room and "feel " the emotional atmosphere of that space almost immediately. It's a blessing... oftentimes a very overwhelming one. I think it makes me a more empathetic person, the person that the Target cashier can tell her whole life to while she's scanning my $100 worth of merchandise when I really only went in there to get bath soap and unicorn leggings for Bean. ( Bean is my daughter. She's 4 and perfect and loves unicorns. Her government name is Sydney, but I've called her Bean since she was just a bean in my belly. So, we'll just call her Bean.)
I can sense feelings of love and happiness, hate and discord. I rarely watch the news because there is almost always something there that makes me say, " How can people do/ say that to other human beings? How do they get to a place of such disregard and disrespect for humanity? When will this change? What will the world be like when Bean grows up?" And I don't know about y'all but I have had enough of these types of narratives. People are out here hurting and experiencing atrocities at the hands of other people. So everyday, I purpose in my mind and heart to change that. To infuse joy and hope into someone else's day. To redirect the trajectory of someone else's life.
And I think it's something we all can do. One day at a time. One smile at a time. One kind word at a time. Because the world could always use more love and compassion. And because kindness is free. Show someone some love today, sweet friends.
Love y'all,
Faith
Thank you for nourishing my soul on a daily basis from afar.LOVEcan move mountains, even between strangers.💜🙏
It’s exceptionally tough, Patty. We have to flood our minds with good, positive things to combat those hateful things we can’t control!
I have been struggling with all of the same feelings, I have 3 teenagers growing up in this world that displays so much hatred on many outside influenced media platforms and it is scary. I whole heartedly agree we all need more connectedness. The energy balance for us empathetic people sometimes can be frightening.💜