Tag: sensitive

• Daily Bliss – April 29

  

  Boldness calls

  Will she listen

  Or continue to ignore

  The screaming of her heart

  Beating its way out

  In words and song and art

  Beating until it becomes a part

  Of her existence

  Her truth

  Her start

  ©Ashley Castle Barnes

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  Do you feel it too?

  Do you feel the boldness calling? Do you feel it rising up to greet you and inviting you to something new? Something more?

  I feel it. Maybe I feel it more because I’ve avoided it for so long.

  As a bold and passionate child, I was often talkative and excitable, which usually translated into “too much”, “too loud”, and “too sensitive”.

  All those “too” messages served to calm and quiet me down on the outside, which was great for environments that required conformity and appropriateness.

  But inside, the boldness, passion, and sensitivity never went away. It just went quiet.

  At a certain point, though, we get a push to not be quiet anymore.

  To not be appropriate. Or conforming.

  I envy those who never got the message to be any other way.

  Or who got the message and said f*ck it, I’m doing it my way anyway.

  But, better late than never, right?

  Do you feel it too?

  April 29, 2022

  bold, heart, listen, passion, sensitive, too much

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• Daily Bliss – April 19

  

  What if she’s not ready?

  And what if she is?

  What if the world isn’t ready

  For her truth?

  Doesn’t the world deserve it?

  Doesn’t she deserve it,

  Ready or not?

  ©Ashley Castle Barnes

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  The answer is a resounding, Yes! We all deserve our truth.

  Even if the world isn’t ready for it. Even if we don’t feel ready for it.

  So many of us spend a lot of precious time worrying what others will think or feel or react.

  For some of us, this isn’t a weakness, it’s wiring.

  Some of us are wired to worry more, to be more sensitive to the reactions of others, to be more concerned about how our actions or choices are perceived.

  In large part because we physically feel the negativity from others deep in our bodies. And frankly, it’s a terrible feeling.

  So worry we do. Until we’ve masked ourselves and held ourselves back to the point of sometimes not even knowing who we are anymore.

  But we deserve our truth too. And we deserve not to be told we’re wrong, but to receive the same sensitivity and concern we demonstrate for others.

  That is our truth. And much, much more.

  What is the truth that needs to come from you today?

  April 19, 2022

  deserving, empath, neurodivergent, sensitive, truth, worry

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• The Empath Effect

  

  Last year, I was invited to join with 21 other empath authors to share our stories of of awakening, transformation, and recovery. The stories that emerged from this project contain beautiful poetry, vivid descriptions of how an empath sees the world, and compelling messages of change, healing, and joy.

  Some of you have heard my story about how writing poetry – and one poem in particular – shifted everything for me. That story of The Poem is captured in this collection and although I’ve told the story before to live audiences, it brought up new feelings to see it in writing.

  Writing a book and sharing it with others always feels like laying your heart out on a table, but this story made sharing about this book feel even more vulnerable.

  I describe one of the darkest times in my life, the years after my mom passed from cancer, a time when I was about as disconnected from myself as I could possibly be.

  I share how I rose up out of that period of my life through the unexpected joy and healing power of writing.

  And perhaps more importantly, I connect how The Poem laid the foundation for the work I do today, working with other sensitive, empathic, and purposeful women.Powerful, healing, aligned stuff, if I do say so myself.

  The Empath Effect: Powerful Stories of Love, Courage & Transformation is available now on both Amazon.com and Books-A-Million.com.

  It’s for anyone who enjoys a good trial-to-triumph read, but it’s especially for the “too sensitive” people.

  Those who have perhaps always felt different or were told they were “too much.”

  Those who give too much and take on too much and still keep going because the drive to serve is greater than the pain it often causes.

  You’ll find yourself in these vulnerable, heartfelt stories.

  That’s the Empath Effect.

  Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1951131436/

  February 4, 2022

  author, book, empath, healing, sensitive

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• Why Love Is More Important Now Than Ever

  

  The world is shifting in front of us.  We’re watching history unfold on a daily basis, in real time.  It’s quite possible that nothing will ever be the same again.

  Many of us are feeling ALL the unrest.  And all the fear and the anger and the sadness.  This is an extremely tough time for energetically sensitive, empathic people.

  And many are having to go through it all alone, wishing they had someone with which to share this crazy time. 

  Admittedly, I’m glad I have a partner right now. We talk through the news stories every day. We share ideas about what’s happening and we lovingly keep each other in check. Sometimes we agree, and sometimes we challenge each other. 

  But we don’t have to do it alone.

  There was a time when this wasn’t the case.  Not only did I not have the kind of relationship strong enough to feel safe sharing my fears and beliefs and hopes, but I honestly wasn’t even sure enough about my feelings to access them, much less share them.

  It took lots of healing work and the love and support of a strong partner for me to get to this place and to feel safe. Which has made a huge difference in how I’m handling the energy of the current events.

  And this why NOW, even with everything else going on in the world, is the time to talk about attracting a healthy, loving relationship for YOU.

  Being in a loving and supportive partnership allows us to balance the feminine and masculine energies within ourselves, and with our partner.

  When we have balance, we can heal and grow.

  When we are loved and heard, we continue to heal.

  And when we heal, we can be our truest, deepest selves possible. 

  And that’s what the world needs right now, and into the future – women who are awake, healed, and true to themselves.

  These times are certainly tough, and there will more challenges ahead for all of us, both individually and collectively. Wouldn’t you like to walk into the future – whatever it may hold – hand in hand with a partner who will love, adore, and support you in all your endeavors?

  If so, I invite you to reach out to me to schedule a complementary Heart Center Check-In today!

  Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash

  July 15, 2020

  empath, heart center, love, relationships, sensitive, true selves, Unrest, women

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• How Sensitive People can Survive in a Cold, Hard Corporate World

  

  Read the rest on Elephant Journal

  October 12, 2017

  article, boundaries, corporate, culture, discernment, Elephant Journal, empath, empathic, energy, highly sensitive person, organization, personality, self-discovery, sensitive, strengths, survive, work

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