My Highly Sensitive Life, at The Mudroom

My Highly Sensitive Life, at The Mudroom

The most damaging and hurtful criticism frequently spoken over me as a child was this simple phrase: “You’re too sensitive!” I was three or four the first time I remember hearing it. The hours I spent playing in our small sandbox were punctuated by frequent requests...
Embracing Anger

Embracing Anger

I expected the hot flashes and night sweats. I braced for the mood swings. What I wasn’t prepared for was the anger: the white-hot, surging-through-my-veins anger. Offenses that I had successfully overlooked for the previous five decades pricked this vein, including:...
Glorious Peonies

Glorious Peonies

Peonies originate from China. They come in every color except blue. Every year I eagerly await their blooms and mourn when the last petals drop off. The American Peony Society has 6500 different cultivars. I’ve probably only seen about twenty-five. Peonies are...

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