Ma.gnolia: Douglas Eby's Bookmarks

A bigger ego is the only way to truly create "A New Earth"

2008-05-20T21:24:56-07:00

Article by James Ray: Unless you've been living under a rock for the last 6 months, you've most likely heard the buzz around A New Earth. I applaud Eckhart Tolle for putting forth the time and energy to make such a positive impact on the world. The things he's teaching are powerful... and yet as I travel around the globe, I still find misconceptions, misinterpretations and confusion.

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Tags: personal development, positive psychology

Is it a disorder, or just shyness? | Highly Sensitive

2008-05-10T17:38:53-07:00

Many of us were shy as children, and continue to be. In more extreme versions, it may be labeled social phobia or social anxiety disorder, but maybe it is usually a personality trait, related to introversion and high sensitivity. A number of psychologists and others argue that shyness can be viewed as an ordinary variation in personality, and should not be pathologized or treated as a medical condition to be overcome.

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Tags: high sensitivity, positive psychology

Do we need solitude or connection to create?

2008-04-29T21:26:46-07:00

“We cannot create in a vacuum of isolation: we are helped along in the creative process by certain kinds of emotional support from others that help us to be at our best and to realize our full potentials.”

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Tags: creativity, nurturing talent

Lost in our reactions | Highly Sensitive

2008-04-25T17:37:18-07:00

High sensitivity can be a deeply assaultive and distressing and disorienting experience. Probably starting when we were too young to have the cognitive ability to sort it out, many of us learned that identifying ourselves as sensitive (at least privately, not to others) helped make sense of the turmoil. But some writers such as Eckhart Tolle warn about losing our authenticity in identity labels.

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Tags: high sensitivity

Potential for Greatness.

2008-03-30T17:11:04-07:00

In the course of my work, I meet many (many) amazing people who are miserable, frustrated and seemingly lost, living in a reality that they hate, not because they don't have the capacity to change or achieve great things in their life, but simply because they won't use or develop their potential as they could and should.

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Tags: achievement

Prodded by our angelic and demonic muse | High Ability

2008-03-08T22:03:09-08:00

"The presence of talent is not sufficient. Many people have more than one talent, and wonder what to do with them." Jane Piirto, Ph.D. continues in her book Talented Children and Adults, "What is the impetus, what is the reason, for one talent taking over and capturing the passion and commitment of the person who has the talent? A useful explanation comes from Socrates, who described the inspiration of the Muse.."

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Tags: achievement, positive psychology

Investing meaning in our art - an interview with Eric Maisel

2008-02-16T12:29:45-08:00

In the Introduction to his book The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person's Path Through Depression, Eric Maisel, PhD writes: "Creators have trouble maintaining meaning. Creating is one of the ways they endeavor to maintain meaning."

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Tags: creativity, depression

Nerds endure and create even without support | High Ability

2008-02-15T22:36:17-08:00

Being different, an outsider, and called by others a nerd or other names, can be upsetting to downright painful when we were kids, but how does that kind of label impact our adult identity, and what does it indicate about social attitudes toward creatively and intellectually exceptional people?

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Tags: gifted and talented

Heath Ledger and drugs and narcissism | The Inner Actor

2008-02-09T13:37:56-08:00

The death of Heath Ledger - considered an accidental overdose of prescription medications - is another indication of how much drug use there is in the entertainment community.

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Tags: addiction

Challenges of being an introvert

2008-02-03T21:38:03-08:00

Challenges of being an introvert - multiple articles

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Tags: high sensitivity

InnerVantage - Celebrating Your Inner Self

2008-01-27T19:36:21-08:00

It is distressing to feel sidelined by labels such as introvert, highly sensitive or HSP, shy or timid. In fact, it might even feel pointless to try to succeed. Why? Because stale descriptions focus on what you are not vs. who you truly are, leaving your best qualities behind. Now you can move beyond limiting stigmas and have a gratifying life.

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Tags: high sensitivity

Are You Inner-Directed? And Why It Matters To Know

2008-01-23T22:44:51-08:00

The term "inner-directed" is likely new to you. It is the behavioral term I'm pioneering that unites "those who focus inward to restore." It refers to the common behaviors of introverts and highly sensitive people (HSPs) and how they relate to the world.

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Tags: high sensitivity

Doing the Remarkable

2008-01-22T17:06:21-08:00

When it comes to meeting and conquering the negativity in your life, here is a key question: what can you do, starting today, that will make a difference? What can you do during economic chaos? What can you do when everything has gone wrong?

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Tags: personal development

The Task of Meaning-Making

2008-01-18T19:45:36-08:00

As a woman and an artist, and also having reached my 50th year, I find I have many questions about the life I have chosen.

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Tags: gifted and talented

You Are Not Your Personality

2008-01-15T16:36:43-08:00

The #1 reason you usually only get a temporary fix from motivational programs, self help books and personal coaches is that they focus on your personality.

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Tags: personal development