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“I’ve always treasured empathy as the particular privilege of the invisible, the observers who are shy precisely because they sense so much—because it is overwhelming to say even a single word when you’re sensitive to every last flicker of nuance in the room.”
— Leslie Jamison, The Empathy Exams: Essays
Tagged: Empathy, Shy, Sensibility, Feelings, Sensitivity
“Please do not mistake sensitivity for weakness.”
— Anaïs Nin, In Favor of the Sensitive Man and Other Essays
Tagged: Sensitivity, Weakness
“I’m not sure which is worse: intense feeling, or the absence of it.”
— Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
Tagged: Feelings, emotions, Intensity, Sensitivity
“Already I realize certain feelings I was not aware of, like the fear of being hurt.
I despise my own hypersensitiveness, which requires so much reassurance. It is certainly abnormal to crave so much to be loved and understood.”
— Anaïs Nin, The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 1: 1931-1934
Tagged: Feelings, Sensitivity, Love, Understanding
“Never judge others' feelings & invalidate them. That's called being human so be one. You wouldn't really know what the other went through.”
— Dr. Gia Sison
Tagged: Sensitivity, Feelings
“When it comes to the back-end and a little extra enjoyment, it's another great time for hands on the balls. Like usual, a little extra help in that area adds a lot of extra sensitivity that leads to that full-body good feeling.”
— Dana Cartwright, You're Doing It Wrong: Tossing SaladYou Didn't Keep It Clean
Tagged: rimming, balls, Sensitivity
“They are very good at listening. So you should do the same. When they have something to say, just sit and listen.”
— Sophia Borghese, 21 Ways To Take Care Of A Highly Sensitive Person
Tagged: Old Soul, Old Souls, Listening, Sensitivity, Empathic
“There seems to be a massive misunderstanding in the world right now about weakness and strength. We've somehow gotten to the point that many think compassion is a sign of weakness, and ruthlessness a sign of strength. It makes me a little bit sick.

Compassion is the ultimate expression of strength. When you have found security in your life and in yourself, the only natural result is to turn that outward and try to help others receive that gift.

Ruthlessness and intentional disregard for others are expressions of fear and insecurity. This desire to appear strong and unaffected...to go on the offense, to win at all costs, to beat your chest and express your power over others...that is only ever weakness.

Morality is not weakness. Caring is not weakness. Compassion is not weakness. Evil is not strength. Intimidation is not strength. Control is not strength.

Hugs are strength. Communication is strength. Collaboration is strength. Diversity is strength. Understanding is strength.

I'm worried for a world that seems to understand these things less every day.”
— Hank Green, via Facebook
Tagged: Compassion, vulnerability, strength, emotions, Sensitivity, Pride, Morality, Important, Social Norms
“Empaths are born that way, but being empathic is something all, or most, of us can learn. They put others in front of themselves as long as it’s doable. Harmony in any given circumstance is something they strive to create. They are being affected by others’ emotions and energies—so balance is super-important to them. They want to make the desires and wishes come true for the ones around them as often as possible. They want to motivate and inspire others to grow as well.”
— Kristine Einang, 11 Signs Of Emotionally Intelligent People
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, gentle, Loving, Well-Being, Energy, Powerful, Healing, Empathy, Balance
“I’m here to remind you, and myself, that all your feelings are welcome. All your emotions, your ‘too much-ness’, your intensity. All the parts of you that are deep and dark and challenging and hard.

They are welcome. They are beautiful and true. They are healing and powerful. They are the place from which the light is born. They are the reason you can feel so much love and joy.”
— Stephenie Zamora, You Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Feel, Your Feelings Are Welcome
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, gentle, Loving, Well-Being, Energy, Powerful, Healing
“The novels I love, the ones I remember, the ones I re-read, have an empathetic human quality, or 'emotional truth.' This quality is difficult to fully define, but I always recognize it when I see it: it is different from honesty and more resilient than fact, something that exists not in the kind of fiction that explains but in the kind that shows.”
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Truth and lies
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, Facts, Truth, Quality
“The Empath is often said to have such a great degree of empathy that they can literally feel what others feel, and thus intuitively know many of the yearnings, sensitivities, tastes and even thought patterns of the people they're around.”
— Aletheia Luna, Old Souls: The Sages and Mystics of Our World
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, Inconvenient, heart, Yearning
“She had a very inconvenient heart. It always insisted on feeling things ever so deeply.”
— John Mark Green, John Mark Green Poetry
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, Inconvenient, heart, Deep
“Empaths did not come into this world to be victims, we came to be warriors. Be brave. Stay strong. We need all hands on deck.”
— Anthon St. Maarten, Why You Should Love Being Sensitive
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion
“Sensitive people care when the world doesn't because we understand waiting to be rescued and no one shows up. We have rescued ourselves, so many times that we have become self taught in the art of compassion for those forgotten.”
— Shannon L. Alder, Take Better Care of Empaths
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, gentle, Loving
“Because empaths absorb the energy and emotions of those around them, being around toxic and/or negative sources can take a huge toll on the empath’s physical and mental well-being. They are natural care-givers and want to help (or at least try to) fix situations, which can end up hurting the empath. It’s not always easy for them to recognize when it is time to walk away.”
— Ari Eastman, 5 Things Empaths Have A Really Hard Time With
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, gentle, Loving, Well-Being, Energy
“Empaths may hesitate to save themselves first because they think that doing so is selfish, which is not the case. If you’re an empath, know how important it is to take care of yourself first in order to be able to help others. Sometimes there is only so much you can do for others; you might even be doing everyone a disservice by stepping over boundaries.”
— Catherine Chea, 8 Everyday Struggles Only People Who’ve Been Described As ‘Empaths’ Can Relate To
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, gentle, Loving, heart, Save Yourself
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.”
— Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, gentle, Loving, heart, wounds
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a 'hot mess' or having 'too many issues' are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world.”
— Anthon St. Maarten, Why You Should Love Being Sensitive
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, gentle, Loving, heart, Being, Pain, Care, Tears
“Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.”
— Andrew Boyd, Daily Afflictions: The Agony of Being Connected to Everything in the Universe
Tagged: Empaths, Emotion, Beautiful, Feeling, Sensitivity, Compassion, gentle, Loving, heart, Being, Pain, Destiny

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