Highly Sensitive People HSP Community Group
The highly sensitive person (or HSP) is someone who cares deeply about everything ... feels emotions with great intensity ... is highly conscientious ... has a rich and complex inner life ... is very intuitive ... is often creative in a variety of ways... is easily overwhelmed and/or overstimulated. A HSP needs lots of quiet time,space, and freedom. If this sounds...
I have had so many conversations this day/night and I am tired. I guess I am posting here mainly to clear my mind before I try to sleep.
This may seem a callous way to put it, and I in no way mean it poorly, but as stray animals tend to flock to my daughter...I feel flocked by souls today. I have spent enormous energy today talking down a friend with a gun practically to his head, done my best to give inspiration to those in a different group with hurt feelings, and then talked to another friend on the verge of losing his "way of life" and giving up on faith and many things in his life.
All the while, another friend of mine is giving me a lecture on how much of all of this is not my responsibility and to just step back.
Yes, I know it is not...but sometimes, who is there? Sometimes, I feel I lose if I step away and there is too much loss if I stay attached. So many are unable or unwilling to fight the "good fight" these days it seems...if I don't step in, then what IS my responsibility?
Am I living who I am or trying to make a life out of who I think I am...there are times I wonder...and get drained and tired...
I will try to sleep now and remember the thanks I received and the lives I know are a success and that in some way I touched...pray for a bright tomorrow and wish all those here who can even understand the chaos of my mind at this moment thanks...
This may seem a callous way to put it, and I in no way mean it poorly, but as stray animals tend to flock to my daughter...I feel flocked by souls today. I have spent enormous energy today talking down a friend with a gun practically to his head, done my best to give inspiration to those in a different group with hurt feelings, and then talked to another friend on the verge of losing his "way of life" and giving up on faith and many things in his life.
All the while, another friend of mine is giving me a lecture on how much of all of this is not my responsibility and to just step back.
Yes, I know it is not...but sometimes, who is there? Sometimes, I feel I lose if I step away and there is too much loss if I stay attached. So many are unable or unwilling to fight the "good fight" these days it seems...if I don't step in, then what IS my responsibility?
Am I living who I am or trying to make a life out of who I think I am...there are times I wonder...and get drained and tired...
I will try to sleep now and remember the thanks I received and the lives I know are a success and that in some way I touched...pray for a bright tomorrow and wish all those here who can even understand the chaos of my mind at this moment thanks...
I just wanted to take the chance to respond to this....I believe we are all GODs children and all Gods creatures and I believe we all have a responsibility to each other and to the world. SO whoever said its not your responsibility is wrong and that is the exact attitude that got us into this mess in the first place.
SO you are doing the right thing and nothing less than God would expect ...however...I would add that your responsibility ends as soon as you get tired...self care must come first because if you exhaust yourself you are no good to man nor beast and this I believe is what they mean when they say charity begins at home..so yes fight the good fight I know I always feel honoured whenever I am given the opportunity to help someone....but don't forget to look after yourself
Thats just how I see it
Love n hugs and hope you feel better soon.
better to have ten moderate years of help for others than one really high achieving year and then a collapsed and broken Rani...carted off....sorry you heard me the first time didn't you..
he he
Love n hugs...
Just the act of what you are doing, every thing you do, is what has so much meaning, so much, that it is overwhelming.
Turn the same things you use to help others around to yourself and be gentle and careful of yourself. Treat yourself as a fine piece of china which is delicate yet strong. Peace to you today!
a fine piece of china...mmm :)