I am very sensitive (all around) myself. I think that it can be a gift and there are times when I feel like it's a curse.

I've run across people at times who mouth off or say things that are not nice. I think people like that have all kinds of problems and that's why they act that way. But yet it irks me on how successful they are. And there are times they can get away with it. If I acted the way they do at my job for instance, I'd be kicked out to the curb in a heartbeat.

I guess I have felt rejected by my family. Maybe in the very early years of my life, we probably had a good family unit. I wouldn't remember. I was six years old when my sister moved out on her own. So many times around now she tells me about how great it was when were growing up. I only remember from age six to now. It seemed like after she had moved out, it wasn't that great with my family. And then we ended up all on our own when we got older. Now, my sister is the only one left in my family and she gets too bogged down to talk to me.

I don't have any suggestions on how to remain pure. When I first saw the title of this thread before reading it, I thought it meant something else. Sometimes I let the unkind remarks go by but most times I confront it. It can be amazing to me how the tough people can back down when I confront them. And I would always think that I am the weak one.