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Tag Archives: coping
Mondays bring me back home
In our house week-ends are a free for all. The well orchestrated schedule of the week days are out the window. And that’s partly what make week-ends so delicious. We lounge in the mornings, do family activities together, hang out … Continue reading
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Step out of the limelight: Stop this is too much attention!
Last year I was working with a client who signed-up for a teleclass on how to honor your style as an introvert. She was the only student on the call so I shifted out of lecture mode and into a … Continue reading
Beautiful poem by Rumi: The Guest House
An engaged participant from my Intelligent Introvert Facebook group offered me this poem yesterday in response to the posts about loss and grief. It really resonated with me so I thought I’d share it more widely. The Guest House This … Continue reading
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More on loss and grief: Holding emotions without resistance or indulgence
Loss and grief are universal. We all experience them as part of the human condition. And when we do – it is not because we are being punished or singled out. We experience loss and grief the same way we … Continue reading
Empowered during the holidays
This week’s posts have playfully touched on the topic of overwhelm during chaos. What feels like chaos for us may not feel that way to others! My partner’s response was an example of how different introverts and extroverts may experience … Continue reading
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“Can someone please turn that music off,” yells the introverted mom (me)!
Last night felt like a perfectly orchestrated episode of the Odd Couple, with me as the odd one out. My daughter Nicki and I were hanging out coloring a winter scene together. For me the scene was nostalgic as the … Continue reading
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Impulsive, speed shopping or just being an introvert?
I have a style of shopping often characterized as impulsive. I too interpreted my style that way for years. Then I met another introvert with a similar style and started to re-evaluate this assessment. First let me say that we both “hate” to shop. … Continue reading
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