High sensitivity, high curiosity.

Let’s talk about high sensitivity, high curiosity.

I hate leaving home for a trip. Legit every time I leave home to travel I get an anxious stomach and wake up feeling mildly panicked. If I could spend the rest of my life only going on fun holidays with family and friends, I would.

Except.
At the same time, I recognize that that would make my life much smaller than it currently is… and that it’s important to push myself out of my comfort zone, particularly if it’s important for my work and improving the lives of South Africans with diabetes, which is what @sweetlife.org.za is all about.

I recognize myself in the highly sensitive person description of: high sensitivity, high curiosity. I want to see the world! Experience new things! Not meet strangers! Keep my noise cancelling headphones on all the time!

It’s a conundrum. But one I am learning to live with… as I embark on another work trip. Kigali this evening! Speaking on stage on Saturday at the NCD Alliance Forum! What an honour. Please send treats.

And also: this little glimmer. A delicious glass of bubbly alongside my new hand luggage sized suitcase whose wheels turn so beautifully I feel like I’m dancing as I walk through the airport.