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Book | How to Live With an Idiot

Monday, November 10, 2008

At the library recently, while browsing the stacks, my eyes were drawn to the red spine of a book whose title made be laugh out loud: How To Live With An Idiot, by Dr. John Hoover. I yanked it out and saw the subtitle: Clueless Creatures and the People Who Love Them. Because I am […]

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Personal Space

Friday, November 7, 2008

Personal space tends to take on greater weight for those of us who are extra sensitive to subtleties. Riding a crowded city bus or subway becomes an olfactory adventure as well as a challenge to the defence of personal space. But there is more to the equation than being highly sensitive. There are deep cultural […]

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Hero Practice

Monday, November 3, 2008

“In the process of becoming complete, integrated human beings, we are all Heroes facing internal guardians, monsters, and helpers.” ~ Christopher Vogler The best time to tackle limitations that thwart yearned-for dreams is now. We know what they are, the monsters that suck our energy and drain the light from the day. We’ve lived with […]

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Interview | Carrie McCarthy

Thursday, October 30, 2008

In her search for both beauty and meaning in her interior design work, Carrie developed a process called Style Statement to help her know her clients better, and to help her clients know themselves better. Then she met Danielle LaPorte, who loved the Style Statement concept and had a background in media and communications, and […]

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Crying and Staying

Monday, October 20, 2008

One of the ways overstimulation overflows is through crying. Sometimes too much emotion, too much stress, too much too muchness wells up and out come the tears. What do you do then, particularly if other people are around? My friend Kay doesn’t do much at all. I didn’t know Kay very well the first time […]

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Avoid the Rush – Finish Last

Monday, October 6, 2008

So much about western culture is about speed, about pushing through. Getting ahead. Being the best. Breaking records. Making it to the top. Getting there first. Sod it. I’ve got a first-class ticket to the back of the line, and that’s where you’ll find me. I’ll be the one hanging out on the little porch […]

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Multilingualism for HSPs

Monday, September 29, 2008

I’ve been learning German for years and dabble in French now and again. These forays into learning another language make my life richer than I could ever have imagined, not only because of the thrill of the skill or the insight into another culture that only learning their language can provide, but because of the […]

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Good News

Monday, September 22, 2008

“Humans were never designed to act as receiver sets for the bad news from around the entire planet.” ~ Christiane Northrup Like other highly sensitive people I know, I’ve never been able to listen to or watch regular news broadcasts because they generally focus on what’s wrong, or awful, or tragic at the moment. Rather […]

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Dawna Jones Leads Me on a Linkfest

Friday, September 12, 2008

I hit the jackpot recently through the discovery of Dawna Jones and the various captivating pies she has her fingers in. The first thing I looked at was her blog, Evolutionary Provocateur (“Provoking the emergence of spiritual intelligence, self and organizational self-knowledge … so people can take their whole selves to work”). Her September 9th […]

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Jenna Avery

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

“The only thing wrong with being sensitive is trying to pretend that you are not.” ~ Jenna Avery Jenna Avery is a “Life Coach for Sensitive Souls.” Once upon a time, when her life was not going well, she took her high sensitivity in hand and went on a journey of discovery. What she learned […]

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Highly Sensitive Havens

Friday, September 5, 2008

Imagine arriving in an unfamiliar town. Everything around you is foreign. You’re disoriented by your long journey, thrown off balance by the suddenness of this trip you’ve not had time to plan ahead for, and your heart is beating faster than usual. What can you do? You head straight to the local Highly Sensitive Haven. […]

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Differentiation and Intimacy

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Differentiation is the process of holding on to one’s self while connecting with others. As a path to true intimacy differentiation is hard to beat. Which is not to say that the path is all shining sun and roses, but committing to being true to one’s self, particularly when there’s pressure not to, brings deep […]

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HSP Gatherings

Monday, August 25, 2008

One way to gain confidence and connect with people who are likely to understand you more readily than the general population is to attend a gathering of highly sensitive people (HSPs). The blog HSP Notes is written by a man name Peter. In his post “Connecting HSPs” (scroll down to read the post) he writes […]

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The Power of Community

Monday, August 18, 2008

Learning from Queers and Geeks “A geek is…any dogged explorer or crazed inventor, anyone who fixates on a project and won’t let go, anyone who builds his own damn rocket! It’s a label to be proud of, in any star system.” ~ Editors, Wired Remember when “geek” wasn’t a label to be proud of? When […]

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Out-of-Context Quote Book

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

“It’s like being trapped in an elevator with my own music.” “He’s been a pawn in my little recovery game.” “Everything’s very in-between the trapezes right now.” “Is dog hair your sole medium?” Pluck them from the conversation that gives them contextual meaning and some phrases can go on to live long, meaningful lives on […]

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