Sensitivity

Something I'm noticing, is that the older I get the more sensitive I get. Now, I've always been a sensitive person. As a child I've always been highly emotional, right through until the present. But these days I'm becoming sensitive in a different way. I'm now sensitive in a way where I notice the beauty in the world ten fold. I feel the energy of nature so deeply it gives me tingles and am incredibly deep feeling of appreciation. I pick up the subtle energies present in a room, I have moments where I feel extreme gratitude for this life that I lead, and for the people in it. It consumes my entire body and heartspace. When I listen to music it feels as if my whole soul soars into the deep spaces of the universe.
I can cry at the drop of a hat, and not due to unhappiness, due to pure gratitude, appreciation, and love for the universe and everything in it.
We are such miracles, each and every one of us. Nature is beyond anything we could ever conceive in our minds. We are capable of so much more than anyone (including ourselves) gives us credit for. I'm talking about courage, passion, compassion, gentleness, love, growth, forgiveness, empathy, and more.

I'll admit, I'm overwhelmed by life a lot of the time. Both positively and negatively. It can get a little crazy when I wonder to myself "can I get anymore sensitive than I already am?" "where does this level of sensitivity stop?" "what if it doesn't stop, and I am plunged into a world of sensitivity where I can't cope anymore?" - but common sense takes over and I realise it's OK. I came here blessed with these traits, and I was born to feel deeply, and use this as my strength.

On occasion I feel like running down the street shouting something to the likes of "life is beautiful, open your eyes, can't you see?" We spend so much of our time plunged into the depths of our mind, our thoughts, our selfishness, focused on money, work, cars, politics. Endlessly criticizing ourselves and others, judging one another like it's a completely normal and sane thing to do. It's Insane.

We completely miss the simple things that ARE us, and surround us on a daily basis. The fresh air, the flowers, the trees, the birds singing, the feeling of grass on our bare feet, the beauty and strength and love that each and every one of us possess. The loving and divine energy that is around us every second of every day of our Earthly life. Soothing melodies and inspiration that comes from music, and if we sit still long enough to notice - the silence and inner peace and stillness that lies within us all. The heart of who we are. Our soul. Our being. Our essence.

Wake up people! You are incredibly blessed, you are love, you are filled with light and abundant energy. Go outside and smell the fresh air, use your compassion and sensitivity and go out and help those less fortunate than you, go practice random acts of kindness to those you love, or complete strangers. Notice the feeling you get from it. Absorb it and savour it deeply. Life is short. It can be hard, but only as hard as you make it. Think simply. Think selflessness. Think love. Pure white energy. And most importantly, develop your sensitivity. It's not a curse, as society so desperately wants us to believe. It's the most amazing blessing anyone can ever have. Open yourself up, brighten your senses. Don't allow yourself to become guarded, dull and lifeless.
Shine! Shine your light onto others and let them breathe a little easier because you have lived.