Thursday, September 20, 2018

Life Advice to Empaths

It's an ongoing process as an empath to sort out what is truly your own issue, and what isn't. It's important to have quiet time to get in touch with yourself to sort this out. And to stay inner-directed, instead of getting continually deflected by others. 

Of course, you want to help others get to a better place, and there is a weaving process of responding to others, and of caring for yourself. There may be times, though, when you just have to get out in nature, and put chaotic frequencies behind you, for your own sanity and well-being. 

I also think it is important to follow a spiritual path of forgiveness to keep yourself centered and balanced. Sometimes being an empath can feel more like a curse than a blessing, and then it is good to have an ongoing practice of gratitude to get you through, too. 

Remember that you may feel a river of emotion when you get pulled into a larger field of grief, anger, etc. that other people cannot express. I remember how I cried and grieved after 9/11, and as a teenager crying myself to sleep so many times for all the people being killed in the Vietnam War. It was massive and unstoppable, but I've learned that's just what it's like for me at time. 

You may find yourself crying when you try to comfort someone who has just lost someone they loved, but are unable to cry themselves. Appreciate your ability to cry, to grieve, to rage, to laugh, to share other's happiness as though it were your own, and to feel joy that many people almost never feel. It's kind of the compensation for everything else you go through. 

And it helps to remember to give people heart-felt compliments when you see what great things they are doing. You know when you have done well when you feel a shiver of pleasure go up your spine, and that the person really appreciates your ability to see them, to feel them.