Awakened

I would love to hear other empath's experiences the only other empath's I know are my relatives.

My 6 year old daughter and I saw a hummingbird a few days ago. We set up a hummingbird feeder on the back porch, my baby girl asked me what else does hummingbird's eat besides sugar water? I told her nectar from flowers. She picked a flower near by and held it in her hand and shouted.." I offer this food to you hummingbird's! I am a nature lover, don't be shy we won't harm you." A few seconds later two came down and drank from the feeder. She was so excited! Now there is a whole family living in a tree in the back yard. There are about 6-7 baby hummingbirds amongst them. It's amazing I have never seen a baby until today! We enjoy watching them so much! Like daughter, like mother- the fruit does not fall far from the tree;)

[the_crow]

We have lots of hummingbirds, too. You almost never see babies until they are are parent-sized. Feeders do, when weather delays suitable flowers/blossom.
I've held quite a few, when they became trapped behind windows or plastic roofing.
You'd worry something that small, with a metabolism that high, might drop dead from the stress of being handled, but I've never lost one yet.
They really, really like fuschias :)

[blossomfairy]

Welcome :) x

I'm in Arizona and its monsoon season right now. (For those that have the actual year round seasons) and don't know about Arizona- that's when we get rain;) they are the cutest things I've ever seen!

There is a resent murder of crows nesting next to my house also, it's amazing!

Welcome confusedandwilling;)

Are oleanders poisonous to them, like they are to Humans?

[the_crow]

We have bats in summer. Big ones and small ones. Moving erratically, almost too fast to see. I've had amazing encounters with bats. They land on me sometimes.

Originally Posted by Awakened

I would love to hear other empath's experiences the only other empath's I know are my relatives.

Where do our emotions originate? Perhaps for an empath more of their emotional experience has external rather than internal origin? Or perhaps an empath is one that experiences emotions more intensely, regardless of origin, and so is more aware of external influences.

I find it useful to consider every emotion that I feel to be completely my responsibility. No matter what external influence I might believe caused the feeling, whether someone screamed at me or transferred a vibe, if I am feeling it then it reflects something that is meaningful to me.

As I learn to adequately process the onslaught of intense emotion, I see myself increasing in sensitivity. In a sense I am affected more, but I also am developing the tools to address what comes my way more crisply.

Drinking lots of water and cardio exercise and plenty of sleep helps me to feel energized. If I'm feeling overwhelmed and depleted there isn't much I can do. I recognize that addressing emotions as they arrive requires some intentionality and focus. The practice for me is shifting from the mind to the heart. Emotions for me are often literally felt. I can recognize their location and qualities like sharpness versus heaviness and intensity of feeling.

For me processing emotions to completion is accomplished by focusing my attention on their actual effect. As I slip into my mind, the emotion seems to poison my thinking, growing like a tree and distorting my perception. As I remain firmly rooted in the feeling, allowing just enough mind to stay present with the emotion, the emotion resolves itself on its own.

All emotions seek expression in one way or another. Being felt without resistance is the cleanest way I have found of resolving any energies that come my way without passing them on to others. With focus it feels like developing a new set of skills for allowing an energy flow that previously I was resisting without notice. Its important that I keep my focus on myself. If I see instead that somebody else needs to learn something I will slip into my head again and probably build resentments rather than finding that wonderful sense of contentment that occurs as energies are completed.