Every report card I brought home said something like this: “Fran is a sensitive, intelligent and caring child.”

Sensitive… being sensitive is hard.

Those that have a sensitive personality often spend a majority of their life feeling fragile, misinterpreted and misunderstood. They wish they were more “tough.” They wish things didn’t affect them so much. They wish they could be stronger. They don’t realise how much strength they already have.

Intuition

Sensitivity gives you a heightened awareness of the world around you. You notice everything. You see the motivation behind the emotion. The plea behind the question and the problem behind the question.

Your intuition is a strength which can lead you away from bad situations and keep you safe. It is a gift for those who seek wisdom and counsel. Don’t dismiss it. Honour it.

Presence

Your sensitivity leads you to give people your full presence. You aren’t someone who goes on about themselves. You aren’t someone who zones out. You are caring and attentive. You are a good listener.

When you are there, you are fully there, respectful and generous – this is a beautiful gift to the person on the other side.

Depth

You are a person of depth. You aren’t afraid of emotions that many people fear, you aren’t afraid of  conversations which ask questions full of meaning. You don’t hide from pain or difficulty – you quietly face it head on.

You notice and care about things other people gloss over. You are a friend to the profound and it is in you that the spiritual can find a home.

Empathy

You will feel the pain of others as though it were your own. You will struggle to walk from a situation where someone is in need of your assistance and you will carry their hurts in your soul. You’ll fight hard for what’s right with an earnest sense of justice and you’ll protect those that need your protection.

Without your empathy, the world would suffer more.

Compassion

You treat others as you would yourself. You know pain and so you avoid afflicting it. The weak, scared and hurt flock to you because they know that with you they can find a person of trust.

It is compassion which changes the world.

Strength

You may not feel strong because you feel so much but remember that it is inner strength which counts the most. Those that shove their emotions away are not stronger but more avoiding. Being soft isn’t being weak. Being soft is being kind.

Peacefulness

When others bring mayhem, you bring peace. You don’t like fighting and so you will do what you can to ease the conflict and bring resolution. Listen to your desire for peace. It is the earnest desire of a selfless soul.

Commitment

When you find the people who you want to invest into, you pour yourself into them. You are a constant and caring friend. You stand by them, honor them and support them. Your friendship is a blessing. A strong strand in a cloth of frayed loyalty.

Health

While others can throw anything into their body, you can’t. You can’t get away with large amounts of junk food, caffeine and alcohol. It breaks you.

Listen to your body. Work with it. Even though it feels everything it is telling you things for a reason.

Work Ethic

You hate to disappoint so you constantly over-deliver. You are an asset in a team, and someone who can be counted on. Don’t let yourself become worn out or taken advantage of.

Know the value you bring and respect your own worth.

Grace

You’re kind. You’re conscientious. You say please and thank you and you don’t like swearing. You aren’t rude and you don’t degrade people. You have a humble softness that puts people at ease.

Cherish your grace

It’s strengths like these that can transform someone’s life. It is strengths like these that can change the world.

Without sensitivity what would our world look like? These strengths are strengths which Christ showcased on earth and they are nothing to be ashamed of.