“I’m hurt and it’s not even happening to me.” ❤️‍🩹

You know how you can cry for people when they are in pain even when the pain isn’t directly affecting you? That’s called empathy. I am realizing that I am very empathetic towards people I care about. This year, there have been a few people I know who have experienced loss and to know they are in pain puts me in pain. I’ll put aside other responsibilities to be there for people and sometimes I feel like I am not being a good friend or family member when I cannot do more to take their pain away and it weighs on me. But that is the gift and the curse of being an empath. People may not feel exactly what you feel, but just know there are people who hurt for you and with you. And there are also people who are battling their own pains in private, but still show up for you. — Those people are treasures.

I guess I just wanted to say…Love the people around you and surround yourself with love. Notice those who are always there even if just in the background, and notice the ones who always come back around because maybe your connection with them is more important than any differences you may have had.

Face everything with love.

I hope to those I care dearly about don't allow pain to harden their hearts and detract from their blessings. There is not many people who can make me smile on my worst days and there's even fewer people I allow close to me. They are the glow from the sun and the twinkling stars that light up my skies and I pray I never see them go dim. May my thoughts for them be the puzzle pieces that helps complete a camaraderie of support and create a map to healing. 🕊❤️