[diegogo]

give as you would see to give...

I'm very thankful that I developed a habit of keeping my thoughts to myself (most of the time, anyway) and tried to cultivate tact, prior to some of the spiritual awakenings and openings of awareness I've experienced. If I didn't have those filters in place and I were to just come out and say all the things I see and perceive about people and their stories (by stories, I mean the stories they tell themselves about themselves, their lives, and other people), I'd be pissing people off right, left, and centre. Happily, I do appreciate that most people really do NOT want to know anything other than what they want to know, and I feel absolutely no need to share all or even most of my thoughts.

As I said, I'm really, really pleased that these filters and habits of circumspection were in place prior to this kind of insight ability. (There's my shades. You can look at people when you're wearing them, and they can't tell where you're looking. Good metaphor.)

Should also note that this is in effect for myself and my own stories, too, not just other peoples'. It's harder to see yourself, but it's doable, and if you're open to seeing, it's not too terribly difficult. Looking at myself and my own stories and story of my life is just as clear. I'm used to that by now, but it's still brought up a bunch of stuff I've had to deal with and sort through and put to rest.