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Sacred Sensitivity: What It Means to Reclaim This Gift
- Ixté Owul
- Jul 8
- 2 min read
“There was a time when my sensitivity felt like a burden…”
There was a time when my sensitivity felt like a burden.
When the world moved too fast, when others seemed unbothered by what pierced me deeply, I questioned everything — mostly myself. I tried to shrink the parts of me that felt too much, care too much, notice too much.
But what if our sensitivity isn’t a flaw to fix — what if it’s a sacred gift waiting to be reclaimed?
Sensitivity Is Sacred
Being highly sensitive doesn’t mean being weak. It means being attuned. To energy. To beauty. To pain. To possibility.
It means noticing the subtle shifts in a room before anyone speaks. It means crying at music, pausing for the Moon, and feeling the collective ache of a world that’s both broken and breathtaking.
It’s not just emotional—it’s energetic, intuitive, spiritual.
And in a culture that values speed, dominance, and numbing, reclaiming our sensitivity is a radical act of remembering.
Reclamation Begins With Permission
To reclaim your sensitivity is to:
Give yourself permission to feel—without apology.
Recognize your nervous system as wise, not fragile.
Honor the ways your body speaks—through goosebumps, exhaustion, inner knowing.
Trust that your empathy is not a liability, but a superpower.
We don’t reclaim this overnight. It’s a slow unwinding, a sacred homecoming.
“Reclaiming our sensitivity is a radical act of remembering.”
Why This Matters Now
We’re living in a time when numbing is normalized and chaos is constant. Sensitive souls are often the canaries in the coal mine — the ones who feel what’s off long before it’s spoken. We need your gifts.
When you reclaim your sensitivity, you begin to stand in your full truth. You remember that tenderness is strength. That intuition is a compass. That depth is not something to survive, but to swim in.
A Soft Invitation
If this resonates, know you’re not alone. This path of reclamation isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about returning to who you were before the world asked you to be smaller.
Your sensitivity is not too much. It is your sacred rhythm.
And when you honor it — when you build your life around it, instead of against it — you begin to reclaim not just a trait, but a way of being that the world desperately needs.
Journal with me…
Where have I been shrinking myself to stay safe — and what might it feel like to take up just a little more space today?
Ready to Go Deeper?
If today’s words stirred something in you — know that you don’t have to walk this path alone.
My summer workshop series, Reclaiming Sensitivity, begins soon — a sacred space to explore what it means to be a sensitive soul in an often overwhelming world.
And if you’re seeking more intimate support, my 1:1 sessions are open for the season — including The Hands of Isis, a favorite among those looking to come home to their bodies and energy in a deeper way.
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