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Category: Life Insights

Category: Life Insights

Feelings as a Gauge of Life

Highly sensitives are said to have a large range of emotions. I can attest to reacting dramatically to life events and arts. People with more common emotional range may be able to use emotions as a gauge of how you are doing. That feels harder for me. From day to …

March 17, 2021 March 17, 2021 Life Insights  emotions / feeling / Highly Sensitive Person / HSP
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The Risk of Light

One of my favorite features of my current home is these big south-facing windows. With a big enough ledge to function as a window seat. I lay on it and soak up the sun when it gets sunny. Light is a funny thing. Light makes things visible. So lights on …

March 13, 2021 March 13, 2021 Life Insights  fear / fear of success
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Seen as You Are

Social media is a love/hate thing, I go through phases with it. I admire those who are more consistent and comfortable.   I suspect that my codependence or social immaturity has something to do with it. Lots of questions cross my mind every time I post. “Am I providing value?” …

March 11, 2021 March 11, 2021 Life Insights  mental health / social life
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Best Revenge to the Bad-Feeling World

The world, unfortunately, is full of people with bad vibes.   We all struggle, we all have our pains and scars. This is not a judgment, but an observation. It’s easy to see others with bad vibes. But we ourselves also may not be contributing anything better.   Especially if …

March 4, 2021 March 4, 2021 Life Insights
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Midnight Oil “In the Valley”

This song is really speaking to me today. I’ve been wrestling with anxiety the last couple of weeks…. a good friendhelped me figure out what it is, understanding definitely helps but doesn’t make it go away by itself.   While recording music lately, I unearthed some influences that I haven’t …

January 17, 2021 January 17, 2021 Life Insights  Midnight Oil
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