Doesn't seem like a lot of people come to this group anymore-- still, I thought I'd stop by and share something; pretty exciting, all in all:

As you probably know, Elaine Aron published her book "The Highly Sensitive Person" in 1996, and since then hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people have learned that there is a "name" for these odd feelings we've always had, and that that this "thing" we feel isn't some "illness," but a natural innate biological trait.

Of course, our journeys have taken many different forms-- for most of us there has been much learning, and a sense of relief at knowing that "we are not alone." That has certainly been true for me.

In 1996, there was not much information about High Sensitivity... slowly, a few web sites and forums sprung up; eventually the trait got better known. Now (October 2009) we stand at the doorway of the NEXT stage of HSP awareness-- if you guys are not already aware of this, the inaugural issue of "Tribe" magazine has just been issued.... and no, it doesn't have ANYthing to do with this web site.

"Tribe" is a quarterly magazine FOR HSPs, about HSPs (and HSP issues), created and written BY HSPs. It is not only a magazine, it's also a global online community-- the community creates the content of the magazine. In other words, it offers HSPs everywhere a "voice."

No, I DON'T work for "Tribe" (even if this sounds a bit press-release-ish!), I just think it's a brilliant idea whose time has come-- as one of the "oldies" who has been part of the global online HSP community since 1997... there was NOTHING like this, when I first tried to learn about sensitivity. We've come a LONG way.

SO....

Go check out the site; read the magazine (online version, OR you can buy a paper copy) join the their forum... where YOU get to add your articles, stories, photography, poetry. Add the site (and the forum) to your favorites. If you have a web site and/or blog with "HSP content," why not add a link, and a brief blurb? If you twitter, tweet it. SPREAD THE WORD! Your support helps THEM give YOU a voice, as an HSP... so you're really helping YOURSELF, in the long run.

Tribe home page: tribe.paramimedia.com/

Tribe forum: tribe.paramimedia.com/communi...ndex.php

Tribe magazine (online/to order a copy): tribe.paramimedia.com/print-v...on-sale/

Thanks for reading!
~Peter