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I’m Sorry to Tell You This, But Now Might be a Good Time to Realize Your “Great Potential”
First. I apologize. You have every right to be annoyed at all those people who told you that you are so lucky to be so smart and, thus, you are obligated to live up to your great potential. After all, that pressure may have set you up for your serious struggles with perfectionism and identity.…
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Are You Overthinking Or Are They Just Underthinking?
Are you often accused of overthinking? Do people tell you that you ought to be more chill and less analytical? More easy-going and less demanding? More go-with-the flow and less insightful? More quiet and less noisy? More dull and less sharp? That’s what I thought. All I can say is, please, do not stop *over*thinking.…
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No Better Time To Share Your Complicated Colorful Self With The World
Every day when I wake up and turn on NPR, I hear another disturbing story. I do not need to tell you. You hear it, too. You feel it. You grieve for the people. The animals. The plants. For the planet. Some days you try denial for a while. I know I do. Many days…
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Gifted In Lebanon
Candide is 22. She has been reading my blog for some time. She said it is one of her “favorite places.” Candide wrote to me to reach out to other rainforest minds for support. She is struggling. It sounds like both the country and her family are extremely challenging places to live, particularly as a…
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16 Ways to Manage Anxiety in a High Stress World
Could this be a description of you? ~ Feeling more, sensing more, thinking more, knowing more ~ Extreme sensitivity to sounds, smells, tastes, colors, touch, emotions, weather, food, chemicals, energy, bad news, criticism, the invisible world, and beauty ~ A mind that moves at warp speed, seeks meaning, analyzes the hell out of everything, wonders,…
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The Holiday Season Blues — Rainforest Mind Edition
I spent time rereading my old blog posts this week. I was pretty impressed, if I do say so myself! (including the thoughtful, sensitive, insightful, lyrical comments) I wasn’t sure what to write next. But considering the holiday season, it seemed appropriate to gather up some posts that might be worth revisiting, particularly those that…
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There Is No Better Time To Step Fully Into Your Rainforest-Mindedness
Some of you may know I have been experimenting with video and going a little wild on Instagram. If you haven’t found me there yet, here is the link. I am learning all about memes and having a fine time extracting them from my blog posts. It seems contraindicated that a rainforest-y person would appreciate…
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Two Remedies For Your Existential Angst
When I feel overwhelmed by the local and international news and anxious over the climate crisis, one of my solutions is to buy more books. And get more therapies. (And write another blog post.) I spend money on books and therapy like others spend their bucks on sailboats, jewelry, and mansions in Beverly Hills. In…
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“If I Admit I Am Gifted, I Will Have To Do Something Great” (A Rainforest Mind In Austria)
Has this crossed your mind? If you are gifted, you need to do something great? Create a better world? Well. I am here to tell you that it is sort of true. Sorry. But it does not have to be insanely great. It can just be kinda great. Or somewhat great. Or relatively great. Or…