How Knowing If You Are a Sensi-Seeker Can Change Your Life

 

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Empath? Or…Something More?

As an empath and highly sensitive person, it has been a long journey. The journey that for some, could take their entire lifetime. I am, however, incredibly grateful it has only taken me 31 years. What journey is this, you ask? Well, it was the process of finding out who I really was and not being scared of it.

While exploring possible themes for this site, I went through many personal exercises that led to this revelation. I found out not only what interests me but what also drives me. And, I discovered a term that could sum up not only aspects of my personality but also my greatest passion and purpose in life.

Although I can identify with the terms empath or highly sensitive, there was a different layer of my being that needed to be explained. This has brought me to the following explanation:

What a Sensi-Seeker is…

Being a Sensi-Seeker consists of two main things:

• “Sensi,” (as you might have guessed) is short for sensitive. I realize this is a broad term but often sensitive people can be described as one or more of the following: emotional, shy, introverted, intuitive, empathetic, an empath or energetically sensitive. An example of what this could mean, is that you easily sense when people are upset.
• “Seeker” refers to a person who longs to exceed beyond the boundaries of ordinary life. Often they seek for a greater meaning and do so through spiritual practices, spiritual studies, greater education, scientific studies, etc. Although it often has a spiritual context, it doesn’t mean the person is also religious or has any so-called “spiritual beliefs.” Sadhguru, founder of the Isha Foundation, says the following about one who is a true seeker: 
  you are a genuine seeker only when you realize you don't know anything about this.- Sadhguru

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  Thus, this “not knowing” propels you to always seek, to always reach beyond what is in front of you, and it allows you to surpass your ego. In later posts, I will discuss how this is beneficial to the self and others. If you want to learn more about Sadhguru’s teachings, I recommend his amazing book “Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy”.

Are You, Or Someone You Know, One?

By looking at the attributes above, you can probably recognize if you are a Sensi-Seeker. Or, if you are only a sensi or just a seeker. But, just in case it is still unclear, here are some things to consider:

• Do you have your feelings easily hurt?
• Have you identified with the term empath or highly sensitive?
• Do you feel things deeply and truly understand others’ pain, even when you may not have been through the same thing?
• Do you need time to yourself, to reflect, be still, create, etc.?
• Do you often consider the “big picture”?
• Do you constantly question the meaning of life?
• Has many forms of “spirituality” left you craving for something more?
• Do you often search for new techniques, belief-systems, etc. that could finally bring real meaning into your life?

Why it Changes Your Life

If you think you are just sensitive (or an empath ) and not a seeker, well, I’m sorry to say but you are probably wrong. As a highly sensitive person, I know first-hand that these experiences have actually led me to constantly seek. It has led me to greater heights of awareness and techniques to help calm the storm, which has often been “seeking” in nature. For instance, if you are always creating to help channel your emotions, this my friend, is seeking. If you are constantly reading up on psychology and self-help, this my friend is seeking. If you bury yourself in fictional worlds to escape the real pain of life, this too is seeking. Many of these are ineffective, but still seeking in nature.

In fact…

Therefore, we are all technically seekers. Maybe not yet “genuine seekers” as Sadhguru describes, but this is the goal.

This brings me to how it has changed my life, and how it can change yours too. Knowing I am a sensi-seeker, I have rapidly become more aware of my conditioned thoughts and difficult emotional states. With this awareness, and the knowledge of “why” they have come about, more peace has resided within me.

With this peace, I am able to let go of these emotions and thoughts more easily. Also, there has been a greater level of acceptance for oneself, (which being an empath) can be a life struggle. Another way it has changed my life is now I can have freedom in knowing that even my so-called faults are actually motivation and strengths in becoming a better human being and being a positive influence on others. As a result, it has helped create a more joyful life for myself and those around me.

I hope by realizing you are at least a seeker (as mentioned above, we all are deep down), and possibly a sensi-seeker, has given you the freedom to know you are OK, as you are. That it is OK to always seek, always ask questions, be comfortable and find peace in the “not knowing,” that you CAN use your “weaknesses” as strengths and, that your goal for attaining peace within, is an admirable one.

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