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When I hear that Aron will be thekeynote speaker at an annual weekendgather<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> “highly sensitive people”at Walker Creek Ranch <strong>in</strong> Mar<strong>in</strong>County, California, I quickly buy planetickets. Jacquelyn Strickland, a psychotherapistand the founder and host <strong>of</strong>the event, expla<strong>in</strong>s that she createdthese weekends so that sensitive peoplecould benefit from be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> one another’spresence. She sends me an agendaexpla<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g that we’ll be sleep<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>rooms designated for “napp<strong>in</strong>g, journal<strong>in</strong>g,putter<strong>in</strong>g, meditat<strong>in</strong>g, organiz<strong>in</strong>g,writ<strong>in</strong>g, and reflect<strong>in</strong>g.”“Please do socialize very quietly <strong>in</strong>your room (with consent <strong>of</strong> your roommate),or preferably <strong>in</strong> the group areason walks and at mealtimes,” says theagenda. <strong>The</strong> conference is geared topeople who enjoy mean<strong>in</strong>gful discussionsand sometimes “move a385/929

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