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My Birthday Is On Election Day, A Full Moon, and An Eclipse; What Does That Say About Me?

It says I am a year older. Crotchety. Crone-like. Geezer-ish. Persnickety. Post-middle-aged. Powerful. Courageous. Confident. Authentic. Letting my hair run free. Speaking my mind. It says I am no longer taking things like breathing, walking, hearing, teeth, remembering my friends’ names and where I parked my car, and love, for granted. It says there is […]

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“I Collect Words” and Other Things Gifted Humans Do

” I am a proud nerd. I read a lot. Occasionally I’ll use a weird-to-everyone-else word. The other day I used the word “guffawed” in my retelling of an event not even thinking about it being unusual at all because, well, he actually did guffaw!…Most of the time my husband will say “You’re bafflegabbing again” […]

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Top Ten Reasons You Need To Understand Your Rainforest (Gifted) Mind–The Musical

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How I Ignored My Impostor Syndrome to Create a Career Working with Smart People

I had no idea what I was getting into. When I graduated from college, I was excited to start my dream job as a sixth grade teacher in a middle school. I was young, eager, and awkward and determined to bring all of the innovative ideas of the late ’70s into my classroom. And I […]

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Are You Hiding Your Intelligence and Your Multiple Abilities from Others and Maybe Even from Yourself?

You would think people would appreciate you for your capacity to do so many things so well. You would think humans would realize we desperately need our super smart, innovative, highly sensitive thinker-creators to protect, repair, and transform life on planet earth. You would think your kind-hearted creativity and your driven curiosity would be respected, […]

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Welcome to my Revised, Rejuvenated, Retrofitted Website/Blog

It has been a journey. These revisions. This upgrade. What was I thinking? After all, at my age, I should be retiring. Not upleveling my website/blog. And there were so many bugs to work out with this complex a change. There still are. I am not even sure those of you who have subscribed will […]

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The Courage to Dive into Deep Therapy

Did you know there are therapists on Instagram who have tens of thousands or millions of followers? I am not one of them. But that is OK. I am doing my own little Insta-memes and videos with a small but … Continue reading →

This Is Your Brain On Giftedness

You have peculiar sensitivities, unruly anxieties, and effervescent expectations. Right? Next time someone asks you what giftedness and rainforest-mindedness is, you say this. After all, a rainforest is kind of peculiar, unruly, and effervescent. Of course, you can add the … Continue reading →

The Benefits Of Not Fitting In When You Are A Quirky Gifted Outlier

My friend Delia’s screen saver is The Origin of the Solar System Elements. Not her adorable son or her handsome hubby. Nope. The Origin of the Solar System Elements. Do you think she might have a rainforest mind? Delia loves … Continue reading →

How To Face Your Fear Of Failure

I could not have said it better myself. In the words of a courageous bloggEE: “…Fear of failure – yes, I’ve had that too, and still have. I was a perfectionist all the way to my fingertips and toes (and … Continue reading →