by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 4, 2022 | 20s, Aging, Holidays and Seasons Collections, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP |
There are different kinds of darkness. Sometimes we head out into darkness to go on a journey—there might be fear or nervousness, but also excitement and curiosity. What glittering stars might guide our way? What might we see once our eyes adjust? Then there is the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 30, 2022 | Highly Sensitive Person, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP, Parenthood transitions |
Note: I posted this on Instagram last week, but as I know that many of you are not on that platform, I wanted to share it here as well. Highly sensitive people are highly attuned to the passage of time. This can show up as:... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 9, 2022 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP |
Highly sensitive people feel every moment of life: the joys, the sorrows, the in-between times, the beginnings, the endings, the far-off music in the distance, the emotional temperature in a room. This is a gift, but it’s often experienced as a burden because we’re... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Dec 24, 2021 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
Victoria and I are excited to share this podcast episode on Winter’s Paradox with you on Christmas Eve. ♥️♥️♥️ Winter is a season of contrasts. In the long dark nights, candles burn more brightly. Amidst the cold, we find ways to generate heat. And in the... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 21, 2021 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP
As we descend into the holiday season, I’m sending you these past posts and a webinar with hopes that they’ll offer support and comfort for whatever may arise during this charged time: loneliness, sadness, grief, joy, excitement, fear, dread,... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Nov 7, 2021 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
I’ve written a birthday blog post almost every year since I started this blog in 2009. I wrote about entering my 40s here, and in today’s very special Gathering Gold episode, Victoria and I reflect on aging as I cross the threshold into the next decade of life:... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Oct 17, 2021 | Highly Sensitive Person, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
Every autumn, I hear an upsurge of anxiety, grief, longing, groundlessness, and joy among my highly sensitive population. Sometimes it will sound like this: “I’ve been feeling more anxiety lately and I’m not sure why.” Me: “Well, we... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Aug 1, 2021 | Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, Transitions - General |
“I hear crickets,” my son says as we pull into the driveway. We pause to look up at the stars, as we always do, before entering the house. “Yes, I heard them for the first time a couple of nights ago,” I respond. “Oh,” he says, with... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | Jun 27, 2021 | 20s, Aging, Holidays and Seasons Collections, Highly Sensitive Person, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons |
Episode 5 of the Gathering Gold podcast is now available and, like peaches and watermelon, it’s a juicy one! In this episode, we’re talking about summer, the season of “nothing lasts forever.” We talk about the gifts and opportunities that lie waiting in this... by Sheryl Lisa Paul | May 30, 2021 | Anxiety, Health anxiety, Holidays/Holy Days/Seasons, HSP, Intrusive Thoughts |
Our older son is off today on another adventure, this time one that requires traveling by air. Those of you who have been following me for a while know that Everest is an aviator, got his pilot’s license at 16, and literally lives for aviation and space, so...
