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Highly Gifted: a Curse and a Blessing (autobiography)

Highly Gifted: a Curse and a Blessing (autobiography)

Some three years ago I wrote about my journey of discovery into integrating giftedness into my life in Dutch. Opening my kimono so wide was pretty scary but worth it: I received a wealth of beautiful reactions. It helped a lot of people to identify things within themselves that were previously a mystery to them. The feeling of recognition many people mentioned was a definite indicator of how isolated a lot of gifted people still feel. The time has come to translate my giftedness autobiography into English. Being gifted is so much more than just having a good set of brains. It is a way of being that permeates your life down to the very core and thus to be taken seriously. For me it’s clear that there is still a world to be won around giftedness. Something I hope to contribute to with my work and writings…