Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) April/May 2017 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 64

If there is any part of you that felt tears prick as you read those words, or if you felt something stir in your body, or if resistance came up, or if relief swept over you, that is perfect. You are exactly where you need to be right now. Stay with me.

I am here to tell you that you can have that life exactly as you are right now, without any fixing required. All that’ s required is a shift in perspective and a full, loving embrace of yourself exactly as you are right now.

What a relief to know that you don’ t actually have to change, right? There is nothing in you that you need to eradicate. There need only be the action of embracing the totality of you.

If you are a sensitive woman, you are likely well acquainted with the“ shadow” side of sensitivity. Perhaps life has felt hard for you, challenging. Perhaps it has felt like you can’ t sustain your“ light.” Perhaps you have disowned your sensitivity because you can’ t see how you can live the life you want and be a sensitive person. Perhaps it has brought pain because you care so deeply. Does this sound familiar? It was my story for a long time.

My life purpose is to help sensitive women raise their overall vibration so they can experience the light side of their gifts on a more consistent basis. Embracing your badass and owning your whole, gorgeous self is a process, but one of the very first things that will empower you is to learn how truly gifted you are.

Letting our light shine means owning our gifts and its time to own your gifts! It’ s time to embrace the light side of your sensitivity so you understand at a cellular level that you are a gift, just as you are.

Because of your ability to deeply connect to others, your ability to feel deep compassion, empathy and love, you are able to lift the spirits of those around you. We have a natural desire to relieve the suffering of others because we understand what that pain feels like. You might be a literal healer, but if you’ re not, I encourage you to start seeing where you heal in your everyday life. Is it as a parent? A teacher? Through your art? Your writing? Your friendship? Do you heal through hugs? Through deep listening? Through a smile or kind gesture? Start noticing how you might be a healing presence in the lives of those around you.

Your ability to notice everything happening around you on multiple levels, and your ability to analyze and consider all sides of a situation is how you create change. You are often able to see things that others may not. We are very often the dreamers, the idealists, the ones who see a bigger vision of how the world could be. Where would this world be without you? Imagine the world without