Jan 11, 2012

Happy New You, 2012!

This has already been such a busy year, I can hardly believe it. It has been busy in a sense that I am pushing my edges and finding the tender spots.

The end of last year, I said that it was time to reinvent myself. I had no idea how true those words!

A new friend of mine, Irit, loaned me the book, "The Highly Sensitive Person." I recognized myself in those pages. While I find that I dislike my own high sensitivity, this trait brings many good qualities into my life. I'll get around to listing them someday! ;)

I was given the message many times that I was "too sensitive" during my childhood. Approximately 15% to 20% of the population is born this way. It all starts in the nervous system. So, I came wired for sensitivity. So, while I no longer see myself as horribly flawed and less than deserving, I struggle to accept the sensitivity. To this day, I still have people telling me how I should or should not be, what I should or should not do, relative to this quality. I find this sad.

However, it's onward and upward!

Be well and bestest wishes for 2012!

Dare to LIVE!