“Empaths did not come into this world to be victims, we came to be warriors. Be brave. Stay strong. We need all hands on deck.”— Anthon St. Maarten, orchidrecoverycenter.com
“Sensitive people care when the world doesn't because we understand waiting to be rescued and no one shows up. We have rescued ourselves, so many times that we have become self taught in the art of compassion for those forgotten.”— Shannon L. Alder, psychicbloggers.com
“Because empaths absorb the energy and emotions of those around them, being around toxic and/or negative sources can take a huge toll on the empath’s physical and mental well-being. They are natural care-givers and want to help (or at least try to) fix situations, which can end up hurting the empath.…”— Ari Eastman, thoughtcatalog.com
“Empaths may hesitate to save themselves first because they think that doing so is selfish, which is not the case. If you’re an empath, know how important it is to take care of yourself first in order to be able to help others. Sometimes there is only so much you can do for others; you might even be…”— Catherine Chea, thoughtcatalog.com
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.”— Walt Whitman, amazon.com
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is…”— Anthon St. Maarten, orchidrecoverycenter.com
“Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.”— Andrew Boyd, amazon.com
“For there is nothing heavier than compassion. Not even one's own pain weighs so heavy as the pain one feels with someone, for someone, a pain intensified by the imagination and prolonged by a hundred echoes.”— Milan Kundera, amazon.com
“All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.”— Tahereh Mafi, amazon.com
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep lo…”— Elisabeth Kühler-Ross, amazon.com
“And she just sat there, cold but beautiful, broken but deserving, so much chaos in her soul but still in search for peace.”— R.H. Sin, amazon.com
“Broken yet stronger, hurt but wiser, a few cracks in her foundation and still, she remained beautiful.”— R.H. Sin, amazon.com
“He’s told you that you’re ‘hot’ but never that you’re ‘beautiful.'”— Deepika Singhania, newlovetimes.com
“Though there were moments of beauty, Mariam knew for the most part that life had been unkind to her.’”— Khaled Hosseini, amazon.com
“I know your skin. I know every inch of it, the feeling of your five o’clock shadow, hidden birthmarks with freckles due east and west, the scars, and the stories that go along with each one.”— Natasha Vaughn, thoughtcatalog.com
“i am sending my love to your eyes. may they always see goodness in people. and may you always practice kindness. may we see each other as one. may we be nothing short of in love with everything the universe has to offer. and may we always stay grounded. rooted. our feet planted firmly onto the earth…”— Rupi Kaur, amazon.com