Embrace who you are, especially your kindness

 

Delicate and bold, we dared to care

 

Has it always seemed like you're just more sensitive than the average human?

 

Maybe "sensitive" isn't the exact word you would use, and maybe that's even a label you've steered away from... because sensitivity is often looked down upon as a weakness.

 

But if you are kind of sensitive - sensitive to your own and others' feelings, sensitive to your environment, probably sensitive on many different levels - then it's likely that you struggle with some everyday life things that might not be as complicated for other people. And meanwhile, you feel a deep connection with the struggles of others, and a sense of responsibility to do more.

 

Your sensitivity probably affects not just how you feel towards other humans, but people of other species, too.

 

Perhaps you've been told...

 

“Why do you have to be so sensitive?”

“They’re just animals.”

 

If you’re like me, you might have felt like your sensitivity makes you an inconvenience - like you move too slow or go too fast, that you have too many interests or are overly picky, that you're too emotional or overthink things, that you're careless yet care way too much...

 

When you already feel like you're "too much" and "too sensitive for this world," there can be some unique obstacles to going vegan, and embracing how you might really feel towards nonhuman animals.

 

You might already feel overwhelmed or brokenhearted about a number of things. You might not feel ready to fully look at how humans treat other animals.

 

And if you already worry about being judged for being sensitive or different... then the last thing you want it to be seen as "sentimental and naïve" for daring to care about animals who don't share our human DNA.

 

But you're not sentimental OR naïve. You're being realistic and willing to face some hard truths. That's brave.

 

Simply put, life can feel challenging enough. Many people perceive that going vegan - or even just learning about veganism, and opening their heart more to animals - would make things even more complicated.

 

If you're reading this site, though, you're probably not one to back down from that challenge. You just need to go about it in a way that's probably gentle enough, at a pace you can sustain - that won't lead to emotional burnout, but instead, could yield a richer, even more meaningful life.

 

Something exciting dawned on me recently: There is a connection between feeling sensitive within oneself, and caring about others who are vulnerable.

 

I feel passionate about the need to empower humans who are sensitive like us. Just imagine if the most emotionally and ethically sensitive among us were more confident and effective in sharing our insights, in shaping human policies and culture... It could lead to a better world for those who are marginalized in any way, including so many humans as well as other animals.

 

If you’ve ever been told things like, “Stop being so sensitive” and “They’re just animals"...

 

I'm here to encourage you. To explore your sensitivity, to hone it. The depth of what you feel is a beautiful gift.

 

You can feel for other animals, and explore kinder relationships, without needing to do it perfectly.

 

Animals are strong and beautiful with us. Let's improve the way we think, feel, and act towards them, while being more loving with ourselves at the same time.

 

If that sounds exciting to you, then feel free to read more on this website.

 

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