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8 KEYS TO LIVING AS AN EMPOWERED EMPATH

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An article on elephant journal about How to Love an Empath intrigued me.

I love all the points that the author makes about living with an empath. At one point, Rebecca mentions that empathy is a blessing and a curse, and I couldn’t agree more. Speaking as an empath and operating more from my feeling center than thinking center, these are some observations about how to live as an empath.

1. Honor and appreciate the empathic, feeling state of consciousness.

Empaths often experience pressure for being different. Operating from the heart is a trait which the modern world looks down upon. Being different brings a great deal of challenges. It’s easy to be misunderstood by others, and then to take their disapproval within. Most sensitives that I have encountered try to deny this aspect of themselves at great cost.

Being empathic is a normal human trait. It’s a gift to be attuned within and without. Sensing moods of people and tones in environments is an essential ability for health. I’d even say that it’s a core survival trait: knowing who and what is a danger to oneself and one’s family.

2. Identify how empathic consciousness is different from thought consciousness.

Day and night have obvious differences because they are observable with the eye. Empathic awareness is much harder to identify because it cannot be seen. It is only felt and experienced within. By identifying the differences in how empathy works, its traits turn from a curse to a blessing. By knowing when the mind and its thoughts are dominant, self-knowledge is attained. Thoughts and feelings are different, and recognizing the differences and their internal results is liberating.

Rather than being pulled by energetic tides, observation gives a powerful defensive response to remain centered.

3. Believe your intuition—it is accurate.

Most empaths deny their gut-instinct. Never do this. Your intuition is accurate. This does not mean that the feeling can be fully understood or embraced. The knowledge may be incomplete. Yet, the feeling itself is real and there is a deeper communication occurring that needs to be embraced.

4. Just because it can be felt does not mean the observation is complete or fully understood.

Making assumptions based on a felt observation is a huge pitfall for sensitives. The connection between the feeling and thinking states has just as many complications as communication between men and women. The feeling and mental states are simply different. Reflecting on what the feelings may be trying to reveal is wise. Jumping to conclusions can bring disastrous results.

Because emotions are always in flux and have various depths, the messages may be mixed and hidden. They can change. Details and subtleties may become apparent with reflection and taking time to understand.

5. Notice the changing feelings within and identify key emotional states and what influences them.

One of the biggest gifts for an empath is relating to feelings and identifying different emotional states. This is similar to a musician who can identify different musical tones or an artist who recognizes various shades of colors.

The internal emotional landscape can change based on external influences; different people, environments, foods, sounds, scents and more can alter the empathic response. Being able to know who, what, how and why these feelings change enables empathy to become a gift. Rather than being driven by empathy, it allows responsiveness.

6. Nurture the states of feeling that you want to live with.

In being responsive and knowing which internal emotional states matter, empaths can do what it takes to feel right. A musician knows to play certain combinations to make particular sounds, and an artist knows which color combinations will create the desired form.

An empath can sculpt their emotional landscape by bringing into their life more of what works, and releasing what doesn’t.

7. Empaths are also “feeling” projectors.

Most empaths are unaware that the ability to sense emotions also grants the ability to project them. The influence happens regardless if one is aware of it or not.

An empath can influence the moods and feelings of other people and can alter the energetic climate of a room, eventor group of people. Most empaths do this unknowingly. Once you are able to see how this happens, it enables your mere presence to be a gift to others. It can also become a silent language, speaking disapproval or discontent without saying a word or even moving a muscle.

Awakening to this aspect of empathy empowers the sensitive to take responsibility for their sphere of influence and how their own moods, feelings and emotions can impact their family, friends and environments. This is why it is essential for empaths to wake up to their ability—honoring, appreciating, recognizing and taking responsibility for what happens within themselves.

8. Find ways to be an expressive empath through creative channels.

Empaths often don’t feel heard or understood. It is an internal domain that many people never understand. To rely on others for self-understanding can become a detriment and distraction.

More importantly, empaths often don’t know how to express their spirit. Other channels of communication are essential for getting those feelings out. Art, writing, music, dance, science—any form of active creativity that channels the creative source into tangible results clears the internal channels and is self-nurturing.

To close, I share the words of my most favored wisdom guides.

“May the force be with you.”

~ Yoda

Originally published at elephant journal.
Editor: Cat Beekmans

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Is Massage a Luxury You Can’t Afford

Let’s consider this statement. For quite some time massage has been thought of as a luxury, for those with “disposable” income. What has changed to make this statement less true? Several things have:

1. The Rising Cost of Medical Care
2. Alternative Therapies are More Accessible
3. Everything about Life’s Pace has increased

Let’s look at this a little closer.

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What the Mayan Elders are Saying About 2012 by Carlos Barrios

article from: http://lettertorobin1.site.aplus.net/id435.html

Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq’ij (is a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide) of the Eagle Clan. Carlos initiated an investigation into the different Mayan calendars circulating. Carlos along with his brother Gerardo studied with many teachers and interviewed nearly 600 traditional Mayan elders to widen their scope of knowledge.

Carlos found out quickly there were several conflicting interpretations of Mayan hieroglyphs, petroglyphs, Sacred Books of ‘Chilam Balam’ and various ancient text. Carlos found some strong words for those who may have contributed to the confusion:

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Importance Of Touch , Why We Like To Be Hugged

Touch is the only one of our five senses that doesn’t lose its potency with age. As we grow old, our sense of smell becomes less acute; our sense of taste becomes less discriminating; our acuity of hearing diminishes; our eyesight needs enhancement, but touch does not change.
In fact, our need to touch and be touched becomes greater. We find glasses which help us to sharpen our sense of sight; we get fitted with hearing aids, in an attempt to restore our pleasure in listening to music, and to understand what others are saying to us. But we don’t need any external aids to get joy from our sense of touch. It doesn’t diminish.

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All stress-related conditions, including insomnia, respond well to aromatherapy.

How to use essential oils
For skin application the essential oil must be diluted in a vegetable carrier oil such as cold-pressed sunflower oil or sweet almond oil. Use 7 -10 drops of essential oil to 25ml (five teaspoons) of carrier oil for adults, 3-5 drops for children under seven and 1-3 drops for children under the age of three. Do not use essential oils on newborn babies.

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Peace and Calming Essential Oil Smells Great and Works Wonders

Peace and Calming Essential Oil is a very soothing blend and smells absolutely yummy! It is one of my top ten best oils, and it is a must have for me and the horses.

I use it every day at the farm for young or agitated horses. And I put it on me and around Lexie’s bed (my dog) at night before we go to sleep.

I think you will find that children are also very drawn to this oil. I believe it’s the orange and tangerine oils combined. Do you remember as a child loving anything with orange in it? I do – orange juice, soda, candy, sherbet!

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Sleep Deprived World . . . . .

First, This entry is in Honor of my found Parents Dale and Aileen Bennett. For 30 years now, I have had the honor of being cared for by them. For my son jamal, they are his grandparents. Yesterday I attended their 70th Wedding Anniversary! Thanks to their daughter Gayle for friendship and love. ok so how does this relate to sleeplessness.
Well, while I was at their celebration, I was sitting with another of my found sisters Kathleen and her husband Dennis. Dennis was saying his sleep patterns had him up every hour and I said have you tried essential oils? I on the spot promised I’d do some research to see what I could come it. the articles I post today are for Dennis and anyone else who sleep escapes . . . . .

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Can Urban Agriculture Feed a Hungry World?

Vertical Farming

By Fabian Kretschmer and Malte E. Kollenberg

Romses Architects
Agricultural researchers believe that building indoor farms in the middle of cities could help solve the world’s hunger problem. Experts say that vertical farming could feed up to 10 billion people and make agriculture independent of the weather and the need for land. There’s only one snag: The urban farms need huge amounts of energy.

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