bleeding heart baby

ah, yes, a lighthearted list. hehe, just playing, you know everything with me is deep as hell. as i sit here on my back porch writing with the birds, i intuitively feel i have to write to us empaths today. so, here are some ways that i have learned to navigate this human experience on planet earth, as someone who feels everything down to my bone and often wonders in which dimension home really is for me. enjoy, my loves.

i remember early on in my spiritual development, my main question was always: how do i know the difference between intuition and anxiety? gosh, please, i have yet to master this. i am no expert on navigating this terrain, however refining this muscle is so vital to my journey. this experience is learning to traverse the terrain between the opinions of others, my own fear and the truth.

how do i do this? i form a relationship with God, my angels, guides and my higher self. learning to untangle the opinions of others, anxiety and my highest self is a life long journey.

while learning what clarity feels like vs fear and anxiety, i have fallen flat on my face, a lot. as i decipher between the two, i confuse them. for example, my inner voice may tell me: “don’t make that big leap". in some instances, that voice is intuition— and she know’s a better opportunity will arrive, therefore the leap is not a wise choice. other times, it may be a great path, and my fear is clutching for security, afraid of what could go wrong if i jump.

i keep learning how she shows up, that voice of love. i continue growing and exploring what i feel like when the voice anchored in fear speaks. yes, of course i have embarrassed myself many times by following fear, confusing it for love. yes, also, i can name 5 more times that i trusted in my higher self and abandoned fear. that’s the progress i have to nourish, the wins i hold onto in order to maintain. learning when God speaks vs fear has changed my life as a sensitive being.

this work takes time. i am still such a baby on the journey, yet i have been here for years. through commitment to grace, making love with beauty and all the life in between, learning to navigate being a sensitive being on this planet slowly does come, and it is so good, i promise. i suggest creating some sort of ritual that braids your mind, body and spirit back into one. some modalities that i currently love: breath work, yoga, meditation, reiki, body work, baths, cuming, walking/jogging outside, time in nature and kundalini meditation-yoga.

great community is balm for sensitive beings and souls like us. my chosen soul family reflects the type of world i want to see. as a sensitive freak like myself, i surround myself with people i am proud of. when i imagine them out in the world, my heart sings and squeaks, because i know they are good to others. i am not saying to seek perfection in other human beings, however i am suggesting you create community with people who’s hearts you are proud of. they will remind you of the goodness in the world, and your rose colored glasses won’t be a pipe dream, you will simply see that real beauty exists in the colors and eyes of those around you.

ok, if i may, i would like to spit out a few rapid fire words for my brothers and sisters who resonate here: keeping an open heart does not mean allowing people to walk all over you. you can love people from afar. remember that those who may be deemed undesirable by the culture deserve your loving gaze and hands, too. don’t abandon them. your service and prayers aren’t silly. we need you. keeping an open heart in this world is brave. staying soft is courageous. being kind is not corny. remaining hopeful is not naive, we need God’s eyes on this earth, keep yours open.

k, thank you for listening. i love you, so much.

xo, as always

carly yolanda trujillo