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15 Quotes for the Girl With Hyper-Empathy

 

“When we realize that sensitivity is a gift and not a liability, that’s when we start to get our strength.” Doreen Virtue

 

“I understand now, that I am not a mess, but a deeply feeling person in a messy world. I explain that now, when someone asks why I cry so often, I say, ‘For the same reason I laugh so often-because I’m paying attention.’” Glennon Doyle Melton

 

“I still get very high and very low in life daily. But I’ve finally accepted the fact that sensitive is just how I was made, that I don’t have to hide it and I don’t have to fix it. I’m not broken.” Glennon Doyle Melton

 

“Sensitivity is a sign of strength. It’s not about toughening up, it’s about smartening up.” Marie Furleo

 

“Like most sensitive souls, you already know you’re sensitive. You soak up others’ moods and desires like a sponge. You absorb sensation the way a paintbrush grasps each color it touches on a palette. The ethereal beauty of a dandelion, the shift of a season, the climax of a song, or a certain stirring scent can awaken such wonder they’ll become your very breath itself—moving through you as fuel does fire and wind does waves.” Victoria Erickson