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What Are You Called To Do? Who Are You Called To Be?
Just when I thought life on Planet Earth was as unstable and disturbing as it could possibly be, it got more unstable and more disturbing. You know what I am talking about. All. The. Things. What is a highly sensitive, super smart, empathetic, creative, deep thinking, emotional rainforest-minded human to do? I have no idea.…
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Gifted Children and Adults — Why Are They So Misunderstood?
A gifted child is: The four year old who says the car is not red, it’s crimson. The five-year-old who is lonely because the other kids don’t understand the complex worlds and creatures she invents. The six-year-old who explains the difference between a laceration and a contusion. The seven-year-old who chooses Rembrandt as the person…
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Paralyzed By Your Great Potential
When you were a child, you were praised for your abilities. You did most things earlier and faster than your peers. You scored well on tests. Everyone was impressed. And they told you so. They said that you had so much potential. So. Much. Potential. You determined that you had to keep performing at that highest rate…
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The Top Thirty Reasons Gifted Humans Feel Guilty
Top 30 Reasons You May Feel Guilty: You aren’t living up to your potential. You get impatient with people slower than you. You’ve painted your living room 12 times in 5 years. You haven’t won the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, or any prize except the spelling bee in third grade. You got good grades in school for…