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How I Let Wonder, Beauty, Sweetness, and Love into My Heart and How I Broke it Open
One day I was seeing my too-pretty-for-her-own-good acupuncturist and talking (for the millionth time) about how truly messed up the world is. I didn’t have to provide proof. There is plenty. I don’t have to tell you. I was saying that my particular life was sweet and safe and fulfilling but that I couldn’t really…
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Why You Still Don’t Believe That You’re Gifted
People tell you that you’re super smart. They’re baffled by how much you know and how you know it. You can ace a test without studying. You can talk with just about anyone about just about anything. You’re always thinking, analyzing, imagining and empathizing. But you’re sure that you’re not gifted. How is that possible?…
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Perfectionism’s Twin Sister
Now that we’ve dealt with the elephant (see my last post Gifted Shmifted) and you’re contemplating the possibility that you just may be g-g-g-gifted, we shall continue on our trek through the jungle–your wild, fertile and colorful rainforest mind. I want to get back to perfectionism. The good kind. Yes, there is a healthy perfectionism.…