Strength in Sensitivity

When you are highly sensitive you tend to grow up apologizing for your feelings or avoid sharing your views because they are different. Being misunderstood or labeled as weak makes you feel the need to change yourself to fit in with society’s definition of being popular or successful.

The truth is that your sensitivity is strength and you can’t change it no matter how hard you try. When you start to identify and trust your own feelings you become aware of how everything is connected. You can feel the need for peace and comfort in your environment and at a larger scale. This awareness is important and it can help identify what is necessary for change.

I am learning through my own journey that it’s key to teach children to honor their sensitivity, feel their emotions and to use that guidance to determine what is true for them.

Intellectual intelligence is so important and technology is amazing, but we also need to embrace sensitivity as part of the learning process. If we teach the importance of intention before inventing, our children could learn to put more focus on the impact of their goals before they decide how to share their unique gifts with the world.

We all have our own strengths to offer. It’s about learning from each other, balance, embracing our differences and working together. Feelings are not a sign of weakness, they guide us to use our intellectual intelligence with compassion.