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Why is it that some of us who have been blessed with so much in life still find living so difficult? Rebecca and her friend Amy mused at this perplexing phenomenon as they commiserated on how challenging life had always seemed to be for them—especially in contrast to people like Jenny, Rebecca’s twin (also good friends with Amy) who seemed to …

Why It’s So Hard for Some of Us/The Story We Tell About Our Lives Click to Read Post »

KC, Rebecca’s Husband, Discovers He Might Be a Highly Sensitive PersonLast week Rebecca’s husband, KC, said that he’d just come across a quiz that revealed that he was a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP).  Rebecca, in what could be easily be called a highly insensitive response, literally laughed out loud and said, “You are not an Highly Sensitive Person!” KC Is …

If You Are a Highly Sensitive Person, Are You an Orchid, a Sunflower, A Rose, …? Click to Read Post »

Gioia-Serenity Prayer Gioia and Rebecca have a running joke about being diametrically opposed in both mood and also our general levels of optimism versus pessimism. Those of you who know them personally can probably easily identify that Gioia is the buoyant optimist and I am the darker pessimist. The classic example they use to illustrate this inherent difference comes from …

The Optimist and The Pessimist Click to Read Post »