Empathy Slam...

Folk #1: Confronted with the knottiest, thorniest problem you can imagine? It happens often, for some of us, those of us woke to the max, it can happen every day. If you are a super-empathetic person, you know, an Empath, you find you can easily be overwhelmed "...feeling and absorbing other people’s emotions and/or physical symptoms because of their high sensitivities." Yes. That's what I just, this moment, coined an "empathy slam." I have often, in the past, described it as a "people hangover," intoxicated by someone else's feelings & vibes. Turns out the folks closest to me are all Empaths. Get a roomful of Empaths together, toss them a knotty, passionate, human drama & trauma problem/situation, and well, you easily unleash a freaking horricane of emotion & a torrent of thoughts that swamps everyone in it's path. Often, the only solution to this problem with no real good solution? A good night's sleep. If you can possibly get one. You emerge in the darkest of mornings, and realize, "it's not really my problem." It feels like surrender, an abdication, sort of irresponsible, & callous, but really it's just reality. Not everything one sees, hears, and feels, not everything one cares about is one's business. One has to separate oneself, step back, reassess, and take care of one's own business. Self-care means sometimes walking away. Learning & knowing when to not take action, not impose oneself. As Sir Paul once wrote and sang: "Let it Be.'  Yes. This turning away from is humilty in action. Being humble. Letting go. This is me, this is mine, this is not me, this is not mine...