When I’m working, each moment I am awaiting clarity. My mind is like an antenna. I’m looking for a signal. I routinely connect. Sometimes there are moments of static. To change metaphors,…
Category: Miscellaneous
A Highly-Sensitive Man’s Trip to the Department Store
So my wife took me clothes shopping today. Macy’s. Frankly, I do not like stores all that much. The only true exception is the bookstore. There I can sink my mind into…
Mental Muscles of Focus
Today I was reminded how if you expect others to be a certain way so you can feel good, it won’t be long before your world is messed up. I encountered someone…
Tonight’s Musical Appreciations
Tonight I feel like appreciating some recent musical goings-on in my life:
When It Comes to Piano Compositions and 1000-Piece Puzzles
I recently spent a month working on a piano composition.* The process wasn’t arduous, though it did take awhile. In fact, I worked on it in between doing other things. I wasn’t…
Hello, Old Friend
It’s a stormy Wednesday night here in Sacramento. It’s windy out. I almost felt like I was going to get blown over when I got out of the car coming back from…
The Ideal Weekend for Highly-Sensitive Me?
I often want downtime. In fact, I have consciously structured my day to maximize time for replenishment, contemplation, and recreation.* Do I need more time to myself than the average person? I…
Tonight’s Answers to Quality Questions
Sometimes I look back on older posts to get inspired for new ones. Tonight I found reference* to “Quality Questions for Personal Happiness” . These are great questions. I want to answer…
When Someone Else Isn’t Being Nice
In the past couple of days I got a lesson in not taking things personally.* Yesterday someone I know surprised me by being very upset and blaming me for something. It took…