One Forest World Amanda Chapman One Forest World Amanda Chapman

Lessons from a Squirrel

If you currently have or have ever had a bird feeder on your home turf, then I think you’d probably agree with me that “bird” feeder is a misnomer. It might as well be called a “free for all feeder,” as it’s more like a mini animal trough. Hence, the lead-in to this month’s message, or as I almost titled it, “Being Schooled by a Squirrel.”

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One Forest World Amanda Chapman One Forest World Amanda Chapman

Introvert or Extrovert…. Or Both?

I recently read an article in one of my psychology magazines whose title immediately captured my attention-Are You a Wild Introvert? The author, Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., posed an interesting contemplation, as he expressed an idea on a type of introversion that I hadn’t come across before, and I really liked what he had to say. I liked it for several reasons.

Seeing these words together, “wild introvert,” made my soul sing.

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