The Intimate Introvert on Sacred Introvert Space

By |2015-09-22T16:06:09-05:00July 9th, 2014|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Guest Posts, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , |

I've found a new place to go deeper — Sacred Introvert Space. I guarantee you will feel at home there as well. Sacred Introvert's creator, Lisa Avebury, is an introverted kindred spirit. I've written a piece entitled, The Intimate Introvert, for this beautiful community. Sacred Introvert encourages your participation. If you want to write for SI just [...]

Communicating As an Introvert: The Intimacy of Written Words and Inner Worlds

By |2015-09-22T16:06:10-05:00June 6th, 2014|Categories: Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , |

If you cannot feel me through my written words Then you will never grasp me in person For my words are the architecture of my inner most parts. Secret things hung out to dry in front of you. —Scaffold of Words, The Impetaurian Francesca Woodman, Untitled, New York, 1979-1980. Gelatin silver print. Francesca Woodman page [...]

Introvert Exhausted: Counteracting the Drain of Emotions, Sugar and People

By |2015-10-21T12:55:52-05:00May 16th, 2014|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , |

My mind is cottony and my body feels like slabs of brisket. My energy is flickering like a wet flame. I am pushing through my day because I have to. There is no rest time in sight. The calendar and to- do list are full and people need/want me. I'm in introvert DOA mode. I'm here [...]

Turned On by Intuition: Are Introverts More Intuitive?

By |2015-11-14T10:13:33-06:00April 25th, 2014|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Intuitive Living, Relationships|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Dinner lasted four hours, going through two waitresses, countless water fill-ups and a Chapstick re-application. Even as we stood up to leave the conversation didn't dwindle. Our ideas and perspectives flowing from our mouths and minds with the effortlessness of breathing. Two intuitives igniting each other in the most collaborative sexy way. I am turned on. [...]

Sensuality, Sex, Solitude and Sensitivity: An Introvert’s Recipe for Love and Pleasure

By |2015-10-20T10:00:57-05:00March 21st, 2014|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Relationships, Sensuality|Tags: , , , , , , |

He slips his arms around my waist and nuzzles my neck from behind. The timber of his voice and  scratchiness of his unshaven face send a sensation cascading through my body. My knees go weak as I sauté at the stove. Chris Isaak sings on the radio, his hauntingly playful voice mingling with the fragrance of [...]

The Introvert Survival Kit: The Must Haves for Meaningful Living as an Introvert

By |2015-09-22T16:06:13-05:00February 14th, 2014|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: , , , , |

I've felt the euphoria of minds intertwining in the most intimate and spiritual way. I've felt an ineffable lightness and joy from simply having the house to myself. I've felt intensely content being in the same room with a lover...not talking. I've often felt connected to something bigger than myself when listening to music, reading literature [...]

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