Category Archives: Authentic Self

Chasing the Tadpole

The tadpole is a mysterious, elusive creature. Secrets and change are deep within its body. Bright, shiny, and smooth with the newness of life and its very existence.  I used to watch them as a child with wonder, curiosity, trepidation and excitement as it went through its cycle of growth and existence. It embodied myContinue reading “Chasing the Tadpole”

Questions Which Fast Forward a Relationship

Getting to know someone as a potential friend/ partner/ life mate is a process that can and should occur over months. We may, however, get an initial feeling or rush instantaneously. We want to be a friend/partner immediately. We want to spend time with this person. We want a forever situation. We may even place thisContinue reading “Questions Which Fast Forward a Relationship”

An INFP’s/ HSP’s Musings of Food, Fashion and Body Image

I was born a healthy baby in NYC in 1957. However, a few short weeks after I was born, I started losing weight. My parents took me from doctor to doctor and finally Dr. Scheuer, an Abraham Lincoln look alike, found the cause; I was allergic to milk, therefore he put me on soybean formula.Continue reading “An INFP’s/ HSP’s Musings of Food, Fashion and Body Image”

My Father David

I excitedly sat in my Abnormal Psychology class at Baruch as my professor explained our new assignment. I am giving you all a questionnaire to fill out based on your interests and personalities. Once I have analyzed them, I am assigning you a personalized book to read based on your answers. Before even exploring the worldContinue reading “My Father David”

Life As An INFP – Part II

I am an INFP and was aware I was different my entire life. I grew up. I have not changed although I must say I do use my non-preferences more easily, which is quite common. It comes with knowledge, growth and confidence. My inner INFP developed, but I always wondered how other INFPs felt andContinue reading “Life As An INFP – Part II”

Life As An INFP-Part I

I always knew I was different. From a very young age I felt deeply, I noticed beauty in a person, a flower, a hug. I was tentative with my relationships while I waited…I watched …I observed. I took it all in and was extremely reflective, while taking in the big picture of every situation. IfContinue reading “Life As An INFP-Part I”

Who Are You?

Have you ever met someone and spoken effortlessly for hours as if you’d known them all of your life? The conversation was easy and endless and the commonalities obvious. Have you ever been in a situation where it was difficult to find a common ground no matter how hard you tried? Did you strain toContinue reading “Who Are You?”

The Stages of a Relationship

Remember that giddy, heady feeling when your heart skips a bit from sheer anticipation? Your thoughts are swirling deliciously with every sensory experience reenacting itself repeatedly in your mind. There is delight in every text and phone call with an analysis of every word and intonation. Adrenaline is at its peak, releasing hormones of hungerContinue reading “The Stages of a Relationship”

Our Love Story

I have always been fascinated by a couple’s love story. I want to hear every facet they share with me! How do two people find each other in a world of over 7.5  billion people? How do you know who and when it is right? How did it all begin? Bob and I each recalledContinue reading “Our Love Story”

My Life As An Introvert

My earliest memory: I was about two and a half years old outside of our garden apartment complex in Great Neck clutching my adored teddy bear, while sitting on the wooden bench with my twenty-five year old mother. I stared at a little girl several feet away playing by herself, her mother speaking loudly toContinue reading “My Life As An Introvert”