tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post8395089479581351669..comments2023-12-07T03:10:25.030-08:00Comments on HSP Notes: HSPs, Stress, Simplicity and Turning Down the "Volume" of LifePeter Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08413240103371243243noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post-89892045897549156972012-12-15T14:12:42.706-08:002012-12-15T14:12:42.706-08:00Dear Peter:
As I look back, I realize I envied som...Dear Peter:<br />As I look back, I realize I envied some of the people I knew, who had better work schedules, then (I assumed) richer lifes. I always missed involving in more activities in my spare time and felt I was not enjoying life as I was supposed to, nor achieving any of the goals that people of my age were at the time. And I worked hard to get just that. I knew that was not the life I wanted to live yet I was so much afraid of a big change. That may be a problem for some of us, (being conscious of having such a big glass to keep full), to take action and change or leave behind all that we do not really need or does not feel natural to us. The fear might appear greater than the potential good we have not yet experimented. Having born in the world of consumism, how to renounce all these "want to, have to, wish to" without feeling that you are a "freak"?. It is something we have not been taught to do. Today, I have realized that life for me was too fast, too complex, too stressing, too unnatural. My life was in fact defined by an outer process. I just left myself be swallowed up by the inertia of this "modern society". Today, I do not want to push myself too hard just to fit in. I have gone through some little big changes. Do no longer want to be a life "hoarder". (Also working on not being an emotional hoarder). Meanwhile, I have gotten myself a smaller glass. <br />A.L.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03322915297369972320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post-17062676222453834012012-12-12T13:34:34.548-08:002012-12-12T13:34:34.548-08:00The message of this post is particularly soothing ...The message of this post is particularly soothing to my soul, right now, because I've been feeling overwhelmed by everything I feel I 'should' be doing, and by my apparent inability to keep up with the pace society imposes on me. Thank you!Mopsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649071223982539916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post-80423930233087414162012-12-11T10:12:33.249-08:002012-12-11T10:12:33.249-08:00Thank you for this great read.
I am more than gu...Thank you for this great read. <br />I am more than guilty of wanting to create/know/accomplish everything... from my work life to my art life as well as other "desirable activities" I haven't gotten around to but would like to learn. <br />It is so incredibly tough to tell my inner self to slow down or to choose a few (or better yet, one) of things I want/like to do. This creates issues when it comes to keeping goals or stay on focus. But until we can clone ourselves (I need at least 10 of me ;D), I must come to peace and be proud of the things I DO accomplish. After all, I am just one person. I'll work on making that glass just a little bit (ok- maybe A LOT) smaller! :D<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476237393219742126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post-21698191824637281232012-12-11T06:27:54.880-08:002012-12-11T06:27:54.880-08:00Thank you! Wonderful article and reminder of how b...Thank you! Wonderful article and reminder of how beautiful simplicity is. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116778080248600830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3813761.post-6860466004663844462012-12-11T06:11:09.854-08:002012-12-11T06:11:09.854-08:00I completely agree with all of this, Peter. It see...I completely agree with all of this, Peter. It seems that the current norms were largely created by non-HSPs. Whereas our inner lives are rich already, perhaps non-HSPs are filling up an emptiness with "more more more" that we cannot understand. And what they are experiencing tends to dominate our culture. <br /><br />This post is SO timely for me. Although I am pretty consistent in taking time-outs for myself in order to decompress and re-charge, I find that I am still not fitting in true relaxation. I have, however, begun telling myself "One thing at a time, girl." There are so many areas I have an interest in exploring, within and outside of myself. The excitement and urgency of wanting to learn more, make improvements, shed ideas/feelings that do not serve me has been overwhelming. Thank you for the validation of what I've been trying to tell myself lately. <br /><br />And I love the pictures you included. The are perfect.<br />Diannebeyondtherainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148625389223912906noreply@blogger.com