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What Do Rainforest-Minded (Gifted) Humans Want?
Here it is. In a nutshell. “I’m drowning in a sea of well meaning phrases like ‘I’m in awe of the scope of your thinking’ … oh do fuck off with your awe, I don’t want it or need it. I’m bored, and sick to death of making myself accessible to other people. I want…
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Letters to My Future Boyfriend – A Journaling Technique
(To my bloggEEs: I want to share another personal musing along with a journaling technique you can use. As you may know, I have been single for a while. I am living a beautifully full life in my childfree singlehood. That said, I believe it is time for me to explore deep, meaningful, loving partnership…
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You Are Not Complaining. Being Gifted is a Gift. But It Can Also Be Terribly Lonely.
You are not complaining. You are not saying it is awful to be a very smart person. Advanced intelligence is a fine thing. You know this. You are grateful for it. Being gifted is, well, a gift. It’s just that, oh, it’s complicated. It is not all easy street. There are serious misunderstandings. Communication chasms.…
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How To Find A Mate With A Rainforest Mind
How does a highly sensitive, intense, emotional, analytical, gifted, creative human find another highly sensitive, intense, emotional, analytical, gifted, creative human? Can two such humans get together and manage an intimate relationship without imploding or exploding or interploding? (I just made that last word up. But you can imagine it, can’t you?) You’re probably not worrying…
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The Gifted Adult’s Guide to Finding Friends
You’re sensitive. Empathetic. Funny. Generous. Smart. Adorable. And yet, you have trouble finding friends. I’m here to help. I’ve gathered my five favorite posts on relationships here so that you don’t need to go searching for them. I’d suggest that you read them all to get my comprehensive take on this topic. You’ll be able to…
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Single? Lonely? Gifted? Listen Up.
If you’re single and feeling lonely, listen up. Because I know what you’re thinking. You’ve tried. Tinder. Plenty of Fish. Match. E-Harmony. The Church Barbecue. Nothing works. You must be too much. Too much for love. After all, you overwhelm your friends with your intensity. You’re too sensitive to shoot-’em-up-movies, to screeching leaf blowers, to wafting…