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Today is World Introvert Day

This is from an internet search I did yesterday:

It’s my experience that the (Western) world has been shaped mostly by extraverts and that, consequently, those of us who identify more with the traits of introversion, or are on the cusp between the two (ambiverts), can find it a tough place to navigate at times.

In her book ‘Quiet‘ (which I love), Susan Cain talks about the different levels of stimulation required, and able to be tolerated, by introverts and extraverts and the ‘extrovert ideal’. She quotes William White:

“Society is itself an education in the extrovert values,

and rarely has there been a society that has preached them so hard.

No man is an island, but how John Donne would writhe to hear how often, 

and for what reasons,

the thought is so tiresomely repeated.” Continue reading “Today is World Introvert Day” →

What’s in your garden?

We’re coming, now, towards the end of the summer in the UK.

Many of you may have spent time enjoying your own garden this summer, if you have one – or someone else’s garden, or a public park or beach-side garden, perhaps?  

This is a light-hearted look at what might be in that garden – what draws you, where you regain balance and perspective, perhaps – based upon your MBTI personality type and preferences.

Do you recognise yourself, or your favourite (place in the) garden here?

I certainly do!!  smiley-147407_1280 Continue reading “What’s in your garden?” →

Blue Monday … ?

numbers-1768348_640How is 2017 going for you?

I’m writing this on ‘Blue Monday’, the third Monday in January.emoticon-937608_1280

According to Caroline Webb’s article in The Telegraph, those of us who are in the UK today are “experiencing the bleakest day of the year … so named for its potent combination of cold nights and post-Christmas melancholy.” Continue reading “Blue Monday … ?” →

What’s YOUR Favourite Tipple?

martini-154548_640We’re well into the Christmas and New Year party season now so I’m keeping the mood light this time.

If you’ve come across the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator® (MBTI) before you may already know your best fit type. Perhaps you liked the MBTI take on our favourite holidays I posted back in September.

So now for the ‘Tipple Types Table’ – which matches a favourite drink to each personality type.

See what you think… Continue reading “What’s YOUR Favourite Tipple?” →

What Did YOU Do on Holiday?

As the UK school summer holiday comes to an end I’m wondering about everyone who went away recently – and those who ‘staycationed’.

A holiday is defined in The Cambridge Dictionary as:

“…a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax.”

Did you do what you wanted? How did it go?

Better than expected, pretty much according to plan – or were you disappointed? Continue reading “What Did YOU Do on Holiday?” →

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