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Do Not Stop Caring — Fifteen Reminders For Tender-Hearted Smart People
Do not stop caring. No matter if your co-workers scoff at you for your idealistic enthusiasm. Do not stop caring. Ignore the cynics and pessimists who say all is lost. Do not stop caring. Remind yourself that the truly intelligent ones are the optimists-with-ideas Do not stop caring. Even when your colleagues and family members…
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Awareness, Awe, and Your Wild Rainforest Mind
(This post was inspired by the writer, visionary, and extraordinarily rainforest-minded Geneen Marie Haugen*) “…I grieve and wonder why so many of our human kin don’t seem to recognize the astonishing miracle of our mutual existence on this precious, exquisite, watery planet that we share not only with fantastically diverse cultures, but also with our companion…
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“The Problem, Officer, Is That My Sister Is An Intellectual…”* –A Quick Guide To Your Rainforest Mind
(*quote adapted from the inspiring talk Surviving as an Organizational Heretic ; by Carmen Medina TEDx talk) Have you been identified as the problem in your family? Is your finely tuned sensitivity, unending research, probing curiosity, exquisite empathy, passionate creativity, accurate intuition, in-depth analysis, sweet optimism, and driven social conscience, misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and mystifying? Do…
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Young, Male, Gifted, And Black In Canada
Thomas is 24. Born in Canada, his parents emigrated from Cameroon. He wrote to me while reading my first book. I suggested he write and tell me about his rainforest mind. His words speak for themselves. (Note: English is not his first language.) Intensity, Sensitivity “…From what I’ve been told all my life, I am…
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Face Your Demons. Slay Your Dragons. Mend Your Broken Heart.
“We all have the dark, ignorant shadow inside us. I have worked endlessly to reveal it and heal it in me.” ~ Anne Lamott Psychotherapy has been described as the opportunity to explore with a compassionate, experienced guide what is often called the dark night of the soul. It is the journey to face your…
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My Holiday Letter 2020 — A Good Year For Therapists
(Note: I have a tradition of writing an end of year letter to family and friends. This is my 35th. And this year, I thought I would include you, too, my little chickadees. Welcome to my world.) Dearest Friends, Family, and Fans (otherwise known as bloggEEs), I don’t need to tell you what an expletive…
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The Loneliness Of The Highly Gifted
Does this remind you of you? At age 4, you made a plan to help the starving children in Mogadishu. At 5, you made a book about deforestation and the poaching of animals. At age 11, you petitioned to save the elephants of Thailand and at age 15, you won a contest with your essay…
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Coping Strategies for Super Smart, Highly Sensitive Souls
But surely, super smart (aka gifted) people don’t need coping strategies. They are smart so they can use their brainiac brains to solve anything, right? They are all too busy building rocket ships to Mars, anyway. And gifted people aren’t sensitive, right? Aren’t they all science nerdified, anti-social, and unemotional? Noooooooooooo!!!!! In fact, gifted humans…
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My Overexcitable, Effervescent, Unruly Rainforest Hair, I Mean, Mind — The Video
My dearest BloggEEs. I know these times are challenging, frightening, and stressful. Your sensitivity, empathy, intuition, intellect, and sense of social responsibility may make it all feel extremely overwhelming. You may be unclear about what type of action to take. I wanted to give you some support, love, and a little humor to help you…
YOUR RAINFOREST MIND
SUPPORT FOR THE EXCESSIVELY CURIOUS, CREATIVE, SMART & SENSITIVE
