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#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Do you need some realistic ways to start the New Year?

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#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Do you need some realistic ways to start the new year? As a highly sensitive, introverted person who has lived with social anxiety most of my life, I’ve learned something the hard way: Big, bold resolutions often feel like heavy backpacks I’m expected to carry all year. I start with hope… and end with exhaustion. What’s helped me more is an old New Year’s tradition shared by Dear Abby, inspired by Al-Anon, called “Just for Today.” Not a plan to fix everything. Just a compass for this one day. Here are the ones that still guide me: Just for today, I will live through this day only. I won’t brood over yesterday or obsess about tomorrow. I won’t demand that I solve my…

#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Finding gratitude when life feels heavy

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#HighlySensitivePeople #Introverts: Finding gratitude when life feels heavy The holidays are almost here, and if I’m honest, this season always brings a complicated mix of emotions for me.Not all of them cheerful. Another year is ending. There’s noise, pressure, expectations—and if you’re anything like me, this time of year can stir up memories, losses, and the quiet ache of everything that didn’t go as planned. This year has been especially heavy for my family.My wife and I have faced ongoing health issues.We’ve lost loved ones. I’m sharing this not for sympathy, but because I know many highly sensitive people and introverts feel things just as deeply—maybe even more so during the holidays. When you process life with such intensity, it’s incredibly easy for sorrow to…

#HighlySensitivePeople/Introverts: Urgent: Jenn Granneman’s Battle Against Colon Cancer Needs Your Help!

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Thank you to all who supported or donated to Jenn Granneman in her ongoing fight against colon cancer. I've included an update from Jenn at the end. ❤ Life has a way of testing the strongest among us. In November 2024, Jenn Granneman, an important thought leader in the highly sensitive and introvert community received news that would shake anyone to their core. She was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, a life-threatening condition that turned her world upside down. She worries about her three-year-old son Finn and his future, about how he’ll cope with seeing his mother fight this battle. She wonders how she’ll continue to provide for him as future life-saving medical bills will mount and the costs of treatment will become overwhelming. …

#HighlySensitivePeople#Introverts: A Quiet Thank You on Memorial Day

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A Quiet Thank You on Memorial Day As highly sensitive people, introverts, and those with social anxiety, we often feel things deeply—but even we can forget to pause and appreciate what truly matters. Today is Memorial Day in the U.S.—a time to remember the brave soldiers who gave their lives so we could live in freedom. I’ll be honest… I’ve taken this day for granted before. Gotten caught up in the weekend plans, the noise, the distractions. But today, I slowed down.I sat with the sadness.I felt deep gratitude.And I whispered a quiet thank you. To those who served and sacrificed—thank you. To the families who carry the loss—my heart is with you. To every veteran and active service member—thank you. If you have a…