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Tag: Human Behaviour

  • The Pause

    The Pause

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    Harper Leigh
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    My ending is your pause My closure is your maybe Two opposing nervous systems colliding I lean in You lean out I seek clarity You seek ambiguity Two systems trying to stay safe in very different ways Neither wrong Just opposing A dance around the fire pit Never quite meeting

  • What If It Is Not Their Personality

    What If It Is Not Their Personality

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    by

    Harper Leigh
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    Daily prompt: What’s something most people don’t understand? Most people think they are dealing with personalities, attitudes, or choices. They are not. They are dealing with nervous systems. Every interaction you have, at work, in relationships, in conflict, in joy, is shaped by the state of your nervous system and the state of the person…