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Introvert Relationships, Self-Actualization and Sensuality: Best of Space2live 2012

By Brenda Knowles|2015-09-22T16:07:05-05:00December 28th, 2012|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Popular Posts, Processing Divorce, Relationships|Tags: Abraham Maslow, divorce, Extraversion and introversion, Introversion, introvert parenting, introverted couples, introverted relationships, Passion, self-actualization, sensuality|

As the core values of space2live crystallize, I discover myself. In 2011's Best Of post, I stated my intention to be more open in my 2012 writing. I succeeded. I let my sensuality slip out from behind the ornate dressing screen. I revealed my divorce story, despair and all. I admitted my weaknesses and shortfalls when [...]

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It's Never Too Late to Experience Mind Blowing Passion
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It's Never Too Late to Experience Mind Blowing Passion

Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Popular Posts, Relationships, Sensuality

It's Never Too Late to Experience Mind Blowing Passion

By Brenda Knowles|2015-09-22T16:07:08-05:00August 17th, 2012|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Popular Posts, Relationships, Sensuality|Tags: dating, Extraversion and introversion, Intimate relationship, Passion, relationships|

romantic-cards.blogspot.com As we lay together, our bodies swimming in dopamine and light, he said, Passion’s different, in response to my rundown of future availability. What did he mean? He meant you can’t make passion fit into a schedule or go away. He likened it to a sled ride. You get on and fly down the hill. [...]

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Introvert Relationships: Love Me or Leave Me But Please Don’t Need Me (Too Much)
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Introvert Relationships: Love Me or Leave Me But Please Don’t Need Me (Too Much)

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Introvert Relationships: Love Me or Leave Me But Please Don’t Need Me (Too Much)

By Brenda Knowles|2016-05-18T10:37:25-05:00August 3rd, 2012|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Intuitive Living, Popular Posts, Relationships|Tags: Carl Jung, Extroversion and introversion, introvert energy, Introvert Power, introvert relationships, introverts and dating, Laurie Helgoe, relationships|

One of the gifts of introversion is that we have to be discriminating about our relationships. We know we only have so much energy for reaching out; if we’re going to invest, we want it to be good. ~ Laurie Helgoe, Introvert Power Often this gift of discriminating taste feels more like a burden than a [...]

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In Defense of Introverted Parents
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In Defense of Introverted Parents

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In Defense of Introverted Parents

By Brenda Knowles|2015-10-20T13:41:35-05:00July 27th, 2012|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Popular Posts, Relationships|Tags: Extraversion-Introversion, introvert parenting, Introvert Power, Laurie Helgoe, relationships, Self-Help|

It’s summer and I’m about to hit the wall. My thinking is sludgy and my responses are slow and disconnected. Kids arguing, household disorder and interruptions galore cloud my clarity and fatigue my body. I feel like I’ve eaten a gallon of mashed potatoes and a gravy-injected turkey and washed it down with six or seven [...]

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Are You Someone’s Priority? Do You Need to Be?
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Are You Someone’s Priority? Do You Need to Be?

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Are You Someone’s Priority? Do You Need to Be?

By Brenda Knowles|2016-04-23T08:37:27-05:00June 29th, 2012|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Popular Posts, Processing Divorce, Relationships|Tags: dating, Family, Family and Relationships, family relationships, Guardian Ad Litem, highest self, Marianne Williamson, Mary Oliver, personal growth, priorities|

Priority: A thing that is regarded as more important than another. We all want to be somebody's priority. We want to be someone's first call when they return from a trip. We want to be the one they make plans with for the weekend. We want the most attention. I've held children and adults as they [...]

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What It’s Really Like to End a Marriage and Start Over Pt. 3: Telling the Kids

By Brenda Knowles|2018-08-27T08:44:56-05:00June 15th, 2012|Categories: Parenting, Popular Posts, Processing Divorce, Relationships|Tags: children and divorce, divorce, Family, helping children understand divorce, Life changes, Mediation, parenting plans, personal growth, relationships, telling kids about divorce|

We chose Friday night to tell the kids. We figured this gave them a two-day buffer before they had to go back to school. Somehow Jeff (ex-husband) and I managed to make it through the pre-talk dinner without bursting into tears or throwing up. We told them we were going to have a family meeting in [...]

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