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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Herbal Pharmacy

Monday, October 13, 2008

What do you turn to when your body hurts and you want relief? The options are vast, even for healing aids addressing the most basic ailments and discomforts. When our highly sensitive natures craves simplicity and gentle solutions, the following products (none of which I am paid to promote) may help. They’re the most commonly [...]

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Books | Joyful Self-Employment

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

The highly sensitive people I know who are thriving are all self-employed. Is this a coincidence? Maybe. But maybe not.
Self-employment has a lot to offer HSPs, and many of our innate tendencies make us suited for taking up the reins of our own business. Self-employment doesn’t need to be a gigantic, red-tape-festooned, complicated step. A [...]

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Avoid the Rush – Finish Last

Monday, October 6, 2008

So much about western culture is about speed, about pushing through. Getting ahead. Being the best. Breaking records. Making it to the top. Getting there first.
Sod it.
I’ve got a first-class ticket to the back of the line, and that’s where you’ll find me. I’ll be the one hanging out on the little porch at the [...]

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Joy Detective

Thursday, October 2, 2008

A few days ago, on our way up into southern British Columbia’s Fraser River valley, my husband and I peered out the bus windows into the steep ravine as we curled along the road, the mountains towering above us. Suddenly, Michael’s posture straightened, his face lit up, he pointed and said, “Look! A train! See [...]

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