What It’s Like To Be A ‘Highly Sensitive Person’ When You’re A Man
2018
I have finally put my book on building a Meditation practice, along with tips on how meditation can help introverts and HSPs, up onto my website.
Borrowing with gratitude from Thich Naht Hanh,
I have lost my smile, but don’t worry. The sunflower has it.
Well in the fresh light of a new day I just answered my own question about whether it was possible to delete a Mastodon account or not. At least from the instance that I was using it was possible….at least I assume that is what I did!😬
I love the poetry of Zen monk Ryokan. His words bring me peace, quiten my mind and speak to me of the essence of life. Here is one of his haiku,
The wind gives me Enough fallen leaves To make a fire.
The weather this last week has been exquisite. Driving to the hospital this morning the West Maui mountains were sharply etched against an azure sky, growing in size and detail as I approached them. In the distance, across the water, was the island of Molokai, it’s rarely seen summit slowly showing itself as cloud dispersed.
Mastodon users, is it correct what I read that it is not possible to delete a Mastodon account?
I’m getting stitches taken out of my toe this morning. I’m looking forward to having them out, but not looking forward to having the procedure…
I’m so grateful for these dark nights with no, or little, artificial light. To see all those stars around us, above us, surround us.
I work best when I have no interruptions. The preference is to be just be working alone. Today has been the complete opposite of that - constant interruptions. I am using my meditation practice, on the move, to keep myself grounded and my mind from feeling too fried!
A day like today reminds me that I need to get on with my application for US citizenship. Although I sit here in my home, as a US resident, I sit here unable to vote.
Well I only got two days into the 30 day plan outlined in www.amazon.com. However, I did do a major social media purge, deleting a bunch of accounts and taking Instagram off my phone. Over the last few days I have rarely looked at my account - that’s been an interesting experience which I shall probably write and reflect on in time.
Tomorrow I shall start the 30 day plan again and see where it leads me this time.
Back to Twitterrific. It is where I started with Twitter a decade ago, and though I wander onto other apps occasionally, it still embraces for me what Twitter was/is about - even if Twitter seems to be doing its best to break the 3rd party apps.
Being introverted or highly sensitive doesn’t fit the archetypal image of a male, but some of us are just wired that way. I wanted to give men a place where they can talk about it.
A recent article about me that appeared in The Maui News.
The Barn with Hapu’u trees and grasses. Also my seventh and final post on Twitter for the mylifeinblackandwhite challenge.
Well two days without any rain. I feel as though I should be celebrating something.
The power of a smell to take you immediately to a place and time.
Well I still managed to clear and catch up on a lot of emails today. That feels satisfying.
Me: “If I didn’t have all these distractions, I could catch up on emails, etc….”
A few days later having had an accident, 7 stiches in my toe, and being esentially grounded. “Is there anything else I can do,” while looking round for a distraction…. 🙄🤣
Evening clouds.
They’ll be no trick or treating for me with my grandson this evening. A wheelbarrow dropped on my toe requiring me to have stiches. Now it is foot up and hobbling around. Happy Halloween! 🎃
Sitting and reading in the silence and stillness of the night, save for the sound of falling rain.
Anyone here use Apple’s iCloud for email? Emails are coming in for me via Apple Mail, but not going out. All works fine via the web interface. I’ve heard nothing yet from Apple Support.
WSJ article, Do You Know How Others See You? on Tasha Eurich’s new book Insight, on developing self-awareness, both inner and outer.
Requirements for a healthy body - an afternoon nap, and an outdoor shower!
Celebrating some email spring cleaning today.
A little fairy magic in the front garden today.
With the moon rising late (or setting early?), I was gazing up at the Milky Way last night. Right now I don’t think that that will be happening this evening, what with the current cloud cover and rain.
Home…looking east.
Freedom is a real blessing for me when I want to get things done, but don’t want to allow my wandering mind to take me somewhere else.