Toxic

I am an empath. I inhale everyones feelings, I feel deeply and I am not sorry for that. I know too much about, suffering, drama, hurt, grief, injury and pain. I help, that is what I do. Many people are like me, the key is not to let it make you ugly on the inside. Don’t keep out the ones that love you. Don’t forget about yourself, while reaching for others.

A good friend of mine told me that they listen to this song, and they played it for me. It was quite sad, but they said it was beautiful. They told me that they used to listen to it and become consumed in the sadness. Now they listen to it to remind them that they can enjoy the beauty of it and not be pulled into the sadness of it. I love that! I love that this person could find the beauty in the music from a song that drove them deeper into sadness at one time. A reminder, something that says, they are okay.

Sadness is hard to escape. It can make a person so miserable, it is almost contagious. Happiness is also contagious. Both emotions are deep rooted and hard to switch out of. My dad used to say to me, ”Are you happy? Tell your face!” I am always deep in thought. Daydreaming, my feelings on my face like my Lab. My son always says ”Smile” and then smiles, and that is contagious.

I am the person that is an optimist, silver linings and glass half full. I have hope, I want the best of things to happen and hang on to that. Nothing in life is perfect or fair and that is okay. Don’t let it make you ugly on the inside.