I’m a huge fan of the TED Talks and hope to attend this conference some day. I’ve talked about how writing is an introverted activity and often the complaint I hear is about how not all writers are introverts. This? This isn’t a reaction to what I or others have said. This is a response to the social stigma that being an introvert means that somehow that person is wrong or bad or physically broken.

Watch Susan Cain talk about the power of introverts. Her new book is called “Quiet.”

Susan also shares an anecdote where she’s made decisions that she wasn’t comfortable with just to be socially-accepted without even realizing it. Boy, that sounded familiar. I hope you’ll find inspiration from her work if you are struggling with these stigmas. Sometimes, all it takes is to be in the wrong job or relationship to feel like an idiot. Other times? One kind word, one reassuring statement, will make you feel a whole lot better. I consider myself one of the lucky ones. 🙂

Mood: It’s Monday. ‘Nuff said.
Caffeinated Beverages Consumed: Ignoring the caff-o-meter.
Work-Out Minutes Logged Yesterday: Pillow. Head. Pillow. Head.
Yesterday’s Projects: Juggling
In My Ears: Nothing.
Game Last Played: Grepolis
Movie Last Viewed: Hrmmm…
Book Last Read: Double hrmmm…
Latest Artistic Project: Crystal cluster bracelet in silver
Latest Release: Strange, Dead Love for Vampire: the Requiem