I ran into a friend who I'd worked with years ago. as we parted, he said, "I always admired your creativity ... but (chuckling) I was always glad I didn’t have your intensity of emotions." I smiled, this being quite a revelation for this typically reserved friend.

then I related this story to another friend of mine who is as emotional as I. She said, "Whenever people say that to me, I always say, 'so how do you think I feel?'"