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Tag Archives: conscientiousness
How to Explain Your HSP Need for Alone Time to Others
When I first entered into a relationship with the man that would become my husband, I told him that there was something he needed to know about me. I needed time alone. It had nothing to do with him, or … Continue reading
Applying the Superpower of “The Mere Sense of Living” Available to HSPs Only
For too long, highly sensitive people have taken the term “too sensitive” as an insult. No one can really blame us for that, as it has been used as a form of abuse for much too long a time. This … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, authenticity, conscientiousness, Finding Your Truth, giving back, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP
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Ethical Decisions and Highly Sensitive People
Twenty years ago, when I was starting a freelance career, it was difficult to get those first few customers. No one wanted to take a chance on a writer with no proven prior history. My heart took a jump when … Continue reading
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Tagged conscientiousness, Depth of Processing, Finding Your Truth, Highly Sensitive Person, wisdom
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Using Your Peacemaker’s Understanding – A Sought After HSP Trait
If you’ve begun to learn about your highly sensitive nature, and especially if you have delved into that learning for some time, you are intimately familiar with the failings and rewards of being an HSP. You are probably also aware … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, conscientiousness, Empathy, EQ, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, human behavior, interpersonal relationships, Peacemaker
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Are HSPs the Hope for the Future?
Sigmund Freud said there was no such thing as an accident. I believe wholeheartedly in this supposition. In my experience, much if not all of what happens has a very specific reason. We’re seeing a large-scale example of this play … Continue reading
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Tagged community, conscientiousness, Empathy, entitlement, future, Highly Sensitive Person, hope, HSP, welfare, wisdom
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Choice Affects Everything – Here’s How You Develop Your Gifts Through the Choices You Make
Your choices, from the tiniest to the major life choices, affect not only you, but everyone within your sphere of influence. That’s an ominous thought. Every choice you make has a consequence. We know that one of our traits is … Continue reading
The Importance of Self-Care for the HSP
Self-care is a buzzword we’ve all heard for many years now. We’ve been urged to take care of ourselves from many experts. I personally have regimes given to me by my chiropractor, my GP, my eye doctor. Then, there are … Continue reading
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Tagged boundaries, compassion, conscientiousness, Finding Your Truth, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, responsibility, Self-care, thin boundary, wisdom
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Do you Always Have to be Kind to be Genuine?
We as HSPs are genuine by nature. Authenticity arises from the conscientious component in our makeup. We strive to be completely honest in our feelings and the expression of those feelings to the outer world. We have defined values and … Continue reading
To Tell the Truth – HSPs and Truth Telling
In the late fifties and into the sixties, CBS television network ran a show called “To Tell the Truth.” The show consisted of three contestants. The moderator would read a history of one of the contestants, someone who had an … Continue reading
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Tagged conscientiousness, Depth of Processing, Empathy, Finding Your Truth, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Truth, Truth Tellers
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