What's going on family? I hope all is well and this world is not convincing you that you are not where you are supposed to be. I just wanted to take a minute out to talk about how thankful I was when Sevan got into the disappearance of empathy on his latest podcast. I had started to be concerned recently about my reactions to things that I had previously been very emotional about upon learning. I was concerned that I had withdrawn from so much of the world that my compassion was disappearing. Hearing Sevan's last podcast really made me sit down and think about the difference between empathy and compassion. I had always kinda seen the two as being synonymous with each other, but upon investigating it I realized that I had been wrong in that assumption. Sevan had warned the listeners of the podcast that it might sound somewhat outlandish to think that empathy was an emotion that wasn't necessarily needed. At first I was taken aback when he first said it, as I'm sure many others were, but after my initial emotional response, I began to dissect what he had just said. Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. While understanding the feelings of others is something that I can get with at all times, sharing the feelings of others is a potentially dangerous situation for those of us who seek higher vibrations and consciousness every day. We on this spiritual path are not easily rocked by news of terrorism and war. We who understand, overstand and innerstand the consequences of divisions know why there is such pain and turmoil in this world. Sometimes we look rather crazy in the eyes of those who have not learned about the ways in which division manifests itself on the physical plane. Be mindful of the emotions of those who surround you. When you find yourself being affected by lower vibratory frequency, do not be afraid of separating yourself from the situation to regain your higher frequency. Lose empathy, retain compassion, and stay grounded in Truth. Stay beautiful y'all. Wholeness.