Thursday, December 25, 2008
My goal with this Christmas Day article is simply to make you laugh. I thought I’d tell a few jokes (What’s brown and sticky? … A stick.) and provide a few links to humorous articles. Maybe later. I’m too busy wiping tears of laughter from my eyes after researching Bookseller Magazine‘s Diagram Prize for Oddest […]
Thursday, December 18, 2008
I have a little fantasy about a reset button, probably prompted by my love of science fiction. When I’ve maneuvered myself into a state of overwhelming complexity or pushed myself harder than is healthy, I imagine that I actually have a reset button. It’s located in the part of my back that I can’t reach […]
Monday, December 15, 2008
To continue from the last article’s theme of hidden dimensions, how about uncovering more of your own facets? Online personality tests make self-discovery easy. Clarify what you already know about yourself. Thrill to new revelations. But, above all, have fun. You can always ignore any results that don’t make sense for you. No one is […]
Monday, November 24, 2008
“One of the first steps in developing intuition is to learn your own symbolic language. With practice you’ll learn that certain symbols or impressions are, for you, highly reliable signs of certain things.” ~ Laura Day, Practical Intuition In Hawaii, when I was seven, I found a dollar bill on the sidewalk not far from […]
Thursday, November 20, 2008
A college friend of mine would walk along nature trails or city streets with his head tipped back, discovering. He’d say, “Up is a neglected direction.” He may have looked silly, and tripped now and then, but he discovered things up there, with his altered perspective, that wowed us both, and I became a convert. […]
For whatever reasons, there are bodies of knowledge that attract, pieces and patterns that captivate us completely while other people pass blindly by. There is expertise that finds us if we let ourselves be. It’s not about discovering a unique way to profit. It’s about being real and happy, and who knows what may happen […]
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
High sensitivity can feel like being plugged into an electric current of awareness, like having non-optional X-ray goggles on. During the staff meeting, it’s obvious that she’s pissed off about something, he’s stealth-bullying the new receptionist, and those three know a secret. At the restaurant, that boy is scared of his mother, the couple in […]
Thursday, October 16, 2008
“It’s like that secret place you had as a kid, where you could say whatever bubbled into your mind and not worry about what anyone thought…. When you went to your secret place, you had no fear. Try to remember the worlds you created there. Try to recall the heroic roles you invented for yourself, […]
What do you turn to when your body hurts and you want relief? The options are vast, even for healing aids addressing the most basic ailments and discomforts. When our highly sensitive natures craves simplicity and gentle solutions, the following products (none of which I am paid to promote) may help. They’re the most commonly […]
