A splash of Practical Guidance for Spiritual Matters...
"Empathy Sucks"
If you experience Empathy or being Empathic, you will want to Understand this.
Every relationship, whether between blood ties or romantic, is about friendship. Friendship is the ability to hold ground as two or more undulate harmony and discord, juggle the worlds of God and Man as One. Rumi speaks of the Friend, one who is Whole, the sovereign being in which the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual fit seamlessly. Empathy can shine here so long as it not abused, does not bring harm in overpowering one with its ability to “hoover” negative energy. The motto of Empathy, its pact with Soul so as not to overpower is:
You know how I feel
You listen to how I think
You understand….
you’re my friend
Understanding is all inclusive, takes everything in with equanimity. Empathy is key to expanding your bandwidth of Understanding for Empathy is designed to help us understand we are all connected. As Empathy is a lesser form of Compassion, it must also be used wisely. To use anything "wisely", as coming from Soul, is in balance. When applying Empathy practically, which has a penchant for the negative or dense energies, be sure to also apply True Empathy; that is, seeing each one in the their highest potential (Soul), as for the human not to be "sucked in".