Feel.

For those of us who are Sensitive Souls, we are deeply moved by situations and experiences of people around us. Sometimes positively and sometimes negatively.
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Today I received news that someone’s child that I don’t personally know but I do follow on Instagram died yesterday.

Of course this is a topic for me that is close to my heart, I feel immense sadness for them and can’t help but shed a few tears at the thought of what they must be going through at the moment. One minute their child is there, and the next minute they are not.

Such immense grief – and even though this isn’t happening to me in this moment, I can certainly empathise.
So I shed a few tears, I say a prayer for them and I accept that as a Sensitive Soul I feel compassion and love for someone who I don’t know – but I know what heartbreak feels like.

It’s not just other people’s grief that pulls on my heart strings – there are many things that do. It can catch me unawares too! From seeing a Facebook post about a cow being separated from its calf, to stories where people help each other in their time of need.

I know it’s important that I manage my environment. Make sure that I am kind to myself when I see these things, and know that they touch my heart. I will make sure that I do allow myself to cry and I do spend a moment saying a prayer. Compassion is key.

I also know that it’s those of us who are touched deeply by others and our environments who feel utterly compelled to help. To instigate change – and that’s powerful stuff.

There’s not enough compassion, empathy, caring and loving in our society at the moment and I do believe that the antidote to war and hatred is empathy.

Perhaps you’ve experienced something today that’s made you feel. Please celebrate that.
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Perhaps you’d like to say a small prayer for those you know who have also lost a child - or simply let them know they are loved 💛