Recognizing: Part 1 The Upside and Downside of High Sensitivity
Your intuition, sensitivity, creativity and empathic gifts are the most beautiful and powerful gifts of the feminine. These gifts are much needed in a world that has been out of balance in favoring the masculine way of living.
It’s not a coincidence the white lioness captured my attention as a perfect example and energy to embody for those of us with gifts of high sensitivity. Living with high sensitivity, being empathic and intuitive, has a lot of charge in both the gifts and the challenges it presents.
The first step is the recognition of our specific wiring and gifts
Like me, you may be someone for whom it has taken many years to realize the gifts you embody. Although, it doesn’t matter when you realized the gifts you embody, you may have been caught along the way in the downside loop of what you have perceived as limitations or being less than. You may have experienced the uncomfortable part of not fitting in a competitive, masculine world where being the same is valued more than differences, where you are encouraged to trust only your mind, or an outside source, and to distrust your intuition.
If you’re a highly sensitive soul, you know how easy it is to get caught in the beliefs and behaviors that create a downside to your superpowers and natural wiring. Or you may get overly involved in challenges of others and hold those in your body. Many of us have been trying to fix – rather than hold space and let go.
Self-Care is Magic
In a culture where self-care isn’t valued, you may not realize how extremely vital the various aspects of self-care which include healthy boundaries for your wellbeing. Being conscious of the many avenues of self-care gives you the ability to nurture yourself, find clarity, listen to your inner guidance, and take care of you in a way that automatically makes you feel healthy, happy, and empowered.
The Masculine World of Doing and Being a Certain Way
Currently the world tells us the mind, doing, competition, and trusting those outside of yourself is the norm. The messages which say everyone needs to fit into a certain mold is the distorted or unbalanced masculine. It’s important for us to balance the energies of the masculine and feminine within in a healthy way, not in the distortion of either the masculine or the feminine.
Many sensitive souls have been overly responsive to criticism, trying hard to fit in by drawing inward. Now, more than ever, standing up and being authentic is most important. No more fear of retribution for understanding how you are wired and owning your gifts. Have the courage to separate from the group and listen to the voice inside.
Embrace and embody the fullness of the masculine and feminine in the energy of White Lioness. SHE who carries the sacred balance of masculine and feminine within.
“It’s time to for us to take up our place fully aligned with the magnitude of what’s within us, stripping off masks of hiding that we can bring the gifts that are ours to offer to life on Earth during this age of unprecedented change.” ~Ciara Young, theblazingheartfoundation.com
Bonnie
P.S. If you are unsure or are curious about whether you are intuitive, empathic or highly sensitive and why it doesn’t matter what the “label” is, read more here.