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10/22/2020

Protect Your energy

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Tips from a Highly Sensitive Person


There is SO much energy whirling around us right now, and a lot of it is negative.  That doesn’t mean the positive isn’t out there, but given the state of things right now, it may be harder to find.  You may find yourself feeling drained or exhausted from all of the bad news or upset energy.  This may be new for you or if you are highly sensitive, it may be more intense than usual but perhaps feels like business as usual.


As a highly sensitive person living in a world that is not, I have picked up some skills over the years to protect my energy and be selective around what I let in.  I am noticing so many more people struggling with this than usual, so here are things to try that help me.

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10/22/2020

Got that Gut punch, Heart Wrenching feeling of "Unh"?  This may be why.

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You know that gut-punching, heart-sinking “unh” sensation you have been feeling?  It may be 
Ambiguous Loss.  Pauline Boss coined the term for this loss without the promise of anything that looks like resolution, loss without certainty.  After listening to a podcast interview of Dr. Boss by Krista Tippett, I knew that was the “unh” I had been feeling.


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10/21/2020

Coping with the tough stuff of life

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“Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional”  ~Haruki Murakami


When we resist or fight with the reality of a situation, we suffer.  If instead we can accept the truth of reality, we can then do something about what is happening.  This doesn’t mean that we can always easily accept every situation - it can take time and practice to do that.  But until we are able to accept the reality of a situation we will continue to suffer in some way.


Radical acceptance is a practice of acknowledging the reality of a situation, letting go of denial or fighting with reality.  It means that we accept life as it is showing up in this moment.

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