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Are You Too Much or Are You Just A Lot? Navigating the “Too Muchness” of Your Gifted Mind
You may have been told you are too much. Too smart. Too sensitive. Too creative. Too curious. Too dramatic. Too verbal. Too intense. Too intuitive. Too innovative. Too noisy. Too quiet. Too weird. Too imaginative. Too odd. What I am here to tell you is that you are not too much but you ARE a…
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Find a Friend Who Loves Your Odd and Magical Ways and Be Your Odd and Magical Self
We all need a friend like Anne (her real name!) who wrote this to me in an email one day when I was in a particularly lonely, fearful, self-doubting, estrogen-deprived, angsty, melancholy mood: “The odd and magical combination of things that you love is exactly what they need here.” Find yourself some Anne. If I…
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Is the End of a Partnership a Failure or is it Just an Ending?
You may have read about my last partnership. The one with the neighbor-from-hell who left me for another female: Mother Nature. Seriously. You can read the details here. (You can also find the story in my new book, coming soon-ish, hopefully this month but probably July! I went indy so no pre-orders.) Because I have…
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When You Are Highly Gifted, Is The World Ready For You?
It may be true. The world may not be ready for the most gifted among us. The world, more specifically, the people of the world, may look at you with wonder or amazement, confusion, fear, or derision. None of those looks are particularly desirable. They are not looks of understanding, appreciation, enthusiasm, or love. Not…
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Managing The Mosquitoes Buzzing Around Your Rainforest Mind
From Philippe in Paris: “I remember one of your quotes where you said something like ‘I’m here to remind you that your rainforest mind is a thing of beauty. Even with all those mosquitoes.’ I believe I finally reached a point where I’m fine with my brain and all the fractals inside but for god’s…
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Fourteen Tips For Parents of Gifted Children
Four of the top concerns I hear repeatedly from parents of gifted children are: finding appropriate schooling options, making friends/building relationships, managing intense emotions and sensitivities, and perfectionism. Here are my recommendations: 1. Look for the teachers who are more sensitive, flexible, smart, and creative. Ideally, they have some training in gifted education. But even…
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A Short Guide to Love and Relationships When You are Sensitive and Smart — Part Three
Welcome back to our three part dive into love and relationships! Part One, looked at self-love and the many kinds of love. Part Two, ventured into partnerships. Part Three continues with partnerships, and then provides resources to expand your explorations. Quotes are from you, dear readers. Much gratitude! Relationships between Two RFMs Version One: “I…
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A Short Guide to Love and Relationships When You Are Sensitive and Smart — Part Two
In part one we talked about the importance of self-love and how there are many kinds of love, including: authentic love, higher love, generous love, divine love, music love, book love, tango love, friend love, nature love, doggy love, bloggEE love,…you get the idea. Now, we travel to the wild world of partnerships. The comments…
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A Short Guide to Love and Relationships When You Are Sensitive And Smart — Part One
“…I see patterns everywhere, in everything. I can’t help making connections. It’s like the world speaks to me. Things happen to me that don’t happen to normal people…” “…To me, love can be felt and lived and seen everywhere, even in darker times and places…” “…People don’t often understand my sense of humor, because they can’t…
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