Extraordinary!

I’ve always been an extremely sensitive person.  Being in a crowd stresses me out, and honestly I avoid being in them if at all possible. I just feel so much.  I can sense the collective pain, the anger, and frustration, and I have to work really hard to get rid of all that angst once I’ve encountered it.

Honestly, I know this makes me a bit of a misfit.  I mean, there are always crowded events to go to — from family and kids’ events, to driving in traffic, to shopping, to graduations, to any other myriad events.  And I want to fit in, I really do.  But maybe (just maybe), I just need to accept the fact that I do better in small groups; and maybe (just maybe), that’s okay.

In fact, perhaps I can even accept and nuture this trait in myself.  And maybe, I can be proud of it?  Because my ability to feel other people’s pain means I am also a very compassionate human.  I know how to help in ways that maybe others don’t.  Maybe that is my “extra in the ordinary” in this sometimes cold and lonely world.

Question:  Is there something about yourself that has made you feel like you don’t fit in?

Food For Thought:  Have you ever considered the possibility that this thing about you is actually a good thing?

Challenge:  Find a mirror, put both hands over your heart, look directly at yourself and repeat after me:  “I change the world by being myself every single day.  I am extraordinary!”