Noises, busy places, crowds, televised violence, nosy people, loud people, shouting, rudeness, or injustices of any kind all touch a painful spot inside of me. I am a sensitive person -- I cannot help it. I don't know how you respond when other people annoy or upset you, or what you do when someone is … Continue reading On Being a (Highly) Sensitive Person (And Not Minding It Too Much)
Spontaneous interaction with people we don't know and may see only once in our life can be a simple and warm pleasure. The trick is to step graciously over the social custom of street indifference, like a red-shoed woman over a murky puddle, and speak. It's such a pity to walk past everyone with our … Continue reading 10 Reasons You Should Talk to Strangers
As the years go by, we tend to develop different habitual modes: work mode, home mode, weekend mode, vacation mode, out mode, and even fun mode. Thoughts and emotions become actions, actions become habits, and habits all too often pile one upon another to become set routines or “habitual modes”. Even the most spontaneous people … Continue reading Newness
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