Empathy: How it Relates to Peace-of-Mind
Tracey Gazel
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Here's the thing about peace-of-mind and connecting to your True Self:
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It comes through on a positive feeling.
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You can't think yourself there.
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You can't implement a strategy to find it.
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Your brain, and ability to think logically, isn't going to help (no matter how smart you are!)
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You can only find it by letting go of everything you think you know via your experience of life so far.
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It's a new and fresh experience that comes through a clear state-of-mind.
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And the more familiar you get with the feeling, the easier it becomes.
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Lately I have been reflecting on growing up assuming that I was an Empath - someone with a deep felt sense of the world around them.
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In a nutshell, if my family, friends, or the world at large felt sad, negative, or anxious, I would feel sad, negative, and anxious.
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The converse is also true. If everyone around me felt light, happy, or carefree, I would also feel the same.
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This meant I was always at the whim of my circumstances and the state of the world around me.
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Yet it also meant I became very attuned to noticing the feeling of others' emotional states.
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In Psychology this is referred to as Affective Empathy: the ability to feel and share others' emotion through an emotional contagion.
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But growing up it just felt like I was very sensitive, often to a fault.
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Lately I have been reflecting on this empathic deep felt sense and how it is related to connecting to one's peace-of-mind and True Self... as it can only be experienced via a positive feeling.
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And I have started sharing more about this in a few videos posted in my Facebook group here.?
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How about you?
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Are you someone who considers themself to be sensitive, an Empath, or a keen observer and feeler of the world around them?
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Sometimes this can be a benefit, where you are highly aware of the needs of others. And other times it can be a deteriment as it becomes heavy and overwhelming.
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I am considering sharing more about this connection between empathy and peace-of-mind.
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Would you like to be included in additional articles and videos that I will be sharing about this connection and topic? Comment below or send me a private message here on LinkedIn and say "empathy" and I will add you to the list.
Or if you have any questions about affective empathy, being sensitive, or anything else related to this topic hit reply to this email and let me know! I am happy to share whatever I can.
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Because sometimes simply knowing that you are not alone in experiencing the world this way can be very helpful.
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I know that it was for me!
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Have a great week,
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Tracey
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P.S. I still have space for one of my Intensive spots opening up this Fall. This is an opportunity to work with me in a 1-on-1 setting and upgrade every area of your life including sleep, morning routine, mindset, daily peace-of-mind, being present to life, enhancing relationships, and creating new personal goals based on you being your best self. For more information, send me a private message on LinkedIn or email me at [email protected] and say 'Intensive'.
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P.P.S. You can request access to my Facebook group by clicking here.
Tracey Gazel?
Consultant?| Coach | Author | Speaker?
Rising?Higher?Consulting?Inc.
Sr. Director of R & D at Medtronic (retired), Author of "Mantra Leadership", "Mantra Design", & "Finding Heaven"
3 个月Empathy is an important quality in leadership as I prescribe to Emotionally Intelligent (EI) leadership. That said, learn to find a balance because "givers" need to have limits, because "takers" whether emotional or materialistic have none. Cheers.