Stories for and about those who recharge in solitude and feel life deeply.
I was listening to several ladies gab on the radio the other day. Yes, I'm old and listen to talk radio. An older lady said she had a male friend who wanted to celebrate Father's Day by golfing by himself. A younger female said she thought that was wrong and that Father's Day is supposed to be [...]
It's the first week of summer vacation. The kids are home every day. My mom-friend and I decided we feel scattered. There is no routine or structure, just reacting to everyone's current needs. Alone time is found in short drives to pick up kids and while folding sheets in the laundry room. If I'm lucky, I get up [...]
In the late 1950s, Drs. Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman began noticing similarities in their patients prone to heart disease. It was more than their diet and genetics. It was the similar ways they led their lives. Dr. Friedman noted that these patients demonstrated: “A particular complex of personality traits, including excessive competition drive, aggressiveness, impatience, [...]
A 2014 study out of the University of Oxford found that we all seem to maintain a constant number of intimates, and when we add one, we drop one. While the number of people — what researchers call an individual's social signature —varies from person to person, each individual's social signature remains pretty constant. — Sophia Dembling, Introverts in [...]
So hot! I was lit up mentally, spiritually and sexually. Spending the day privately touring the Minneapolis Institute of Arts newest exhibit turned me on. The curator's detailed and delicious delivery of facts and folklore fed my brain. The intermingling of history, art, beauty, politics and relationships perfectly activated my intuitive spider-web thinking. Ideas and concepts playfully had [...]
I have never had the right energy or skills to command others to do things. I don't have the instincts to be a boss. For many years, I thought it was better and more impressive to be in charge. I took classes and read books about being a leader, managing people and being in control. I observed and hoped to [...]
