Are you a giver or a taker? Deeply think about this. Do you often give to others without an agenda for reciprocation? Or do you make sure you are the winner in every transaction? Or are you a matcher, someone who gives as much as they get and maintains equanimity in their interactions? As I read [...]
I noticed the tiny lump last Friday as I undressed and got ready for bed, a small rise on my right side just above the top rib. My fingers gently but urgently palpitated the heart-sinking intruder, the little anomaly that I knew would make my mind whirr well into the night. Yes, it was real. No, [...]
I feel the warm hot flush rise from my neck, to my ears and finally blasting my face scarlet. A circle of eyes focus on me as I try to articulate what it is I write about and why. I am pushing my introverted self. I'm networking after a speaking event at the Woman's Club in Minneapolis. [...]
I was seven years old when Elvis died. My young, but romantically faceted inner-world turned this news into a melancholy fantasy where Elvis was my husband and I was in mourning. Upstairs in my mother's bedroom , I stood before the mirror that hung above her dresser. I pulled out a hairbrush and brushed my hair [...]
Life Coach Nancy Okerlund mentions in her newsletter, The Introvert Energizer, that introverts love specifically and individually. An introvert is a person- to- person person. I'll add that we love deeply as well. Our love is deliberate and thoughtful. We don't give lots of people snippets of our attention. We desire true connection with each person. We meet people [...]
I had a little meltdown today. It had to do with old baggage about competition and insecurity. I should have known it was coming. I've been going 100 mph lately. The primary reason: I'm prepping my house for sale. Lots of organizing, cleaning, mess avoiding and workmen swarming. I'm stressed about timing and frustrated because my [...]
