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.

Happiness vs. Unhappiness

There is something I'm noticing as I grow older and more aware:

Happy people are almost always people who are at peace with themselves. I'm not talking about being happy on the surface, but on a much deeper level. There is no resentment present, no deep seeded issues that haven't been dealt with... only compassion and acceptance of themselves, others, and what is.

 

Happy people don't need to put others down, to bring themselves up.

Happy people enjoy taking the time to make others feel happy and good about themselves. This is probably the biggest one. You can't cheer someone else up if you're not happy yourself. It also goes the other way, when you're cheering someone else up, you automatically are filled with happiness yourself.

Happy people don't tend to take life too seriously. Happy people are "light" on the inside, and that carries through to their external body - it shows. They radiate a warmth and loving energy that quite literally affects everyone around them.

Happy people are often naturally giving by nature, selfless, and compassionate. This stems naturally from a place of love - due to the fact that when one is at peace with themselves, there is nothing but light energy, an openness, and love. Love/light cannot thrive in darkness, or negative energy. It's impossible.

 
Then there are those that are unhappy. Obviously when one is unhappy there is no peace within. There are issues that haven't been dealt with, and ego is almost always involved. Unhappy people radiate a darker energy. Have you ever walked into a room with an unhappy person? You can feel it with all of your being. You can feel the negative energy without anyone saying anything at all.

Unhappy people are always unhappy with themselves first. You cannot be happy with yourself, and negative towards other people. Again, light vs darkness. Not possible.

Unhappy people are often fixated on little things that are turned into big things. It takes on a snowball effect where they dwell on things until they can no longer bear to be around themselves, and are forced to make a change or fix the situation.

Unhappy people are often selfish (ie: too focused on themselves in that moment to be able to have compassion and sensitivity for another, or better yet, even compassion for themselves), so in summary they are blinded by Ego. Ego is mind-identification. Identify yourself by your mind and you're asking for trouble. It's a facade. It's covering up your natural state of being which is happiness; light; love.

There is a wonderful quote by the Dalai Lama - "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."

A HAPPY person is compassionate with themselves & others, and forgiving of themselves and others. This automatically leads to happiness and joy.

In the end, only kindness matters.

Life is made up of little moments.

Please don't forget to be kind to someone today.

Smile, offer a helping hand, listen to someone free of judgement, compliment them, open your heart and fill others with love, hope, and courage.

And most of all, please don't forget how special you are, why you were put on this earth, and just how much you're capable of influencing or changing another's life for the better.

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo F. Buscaglia