Contrary to somewhat-popular belief, I am an extravert. I've long known this about myself -- I LOVE being around people. It doesn't ever get old. It doesn't mean that I love talking all the time, nor does it mean that if you stick me in a car with someone who drives me crazy that I'll thank my lucky stars....but generally I think me + people = good times. Friends, strangers, family, co-workers, doesn't matter -- I don't need much alone time, which is good because I don't usually have any. For this reason, I love big cities. Always something to do and someone to do it with.
But.
When given alone time, I love it too! I love jogging for hours on my own, visiting museums by myself, reading a book in a park alone, spending time in nature just....thinking. In fact, I've just spent the past hour sitting here in my room thinking about this, and loving every minute of it. For this reason, seeing all the little homes in the middle of Nowhere, West Virginia gave me country-folk envy. How would it be to live that slower-paced lifestyle? Would I get bored or frustrated after a few days? Or would I find value in the time I had to myself, or the time I spent making deeper friendships with my neighbors? Would I focus on and appreciate things more, without so many distractions? I think I would like it.
Personality assesments are nice because they give a frame of reference and identify tendencies or preferences. But I think the MBTI struggles to take into account my strong sense of liking-whatever-situation-I'm-in-and-adapting-my-approach-to-whatever-needs-to-get-done.
If I live in West Virgina, I'm going to like it. (Note: this is note even a remote possibility right now. I'm just sayin'.) If my boss wants me to think "big picture" and come up with big ideas, I can shuck my "S" here-and-now-factual tendencies without too much trouble. If someone wants to level with me in a logical "F" fashion, I'm good with that. Tell me like it is. If a friend invites me to spend the weekend, and we don't have concrete "J" plans, it doesn't kill me.
I like to think I roll with the punches. Put me somewhere, and I'll like it. And, in case you were wondering, what this all comes down to is........I don't think I'll ever be able to decide whether I want to be a city girl or a country girl. Can I be both?


2 comments:
I think that's the best part of life, that you can chose to like where ever you are and whatever you are doing. It's YOUR choice! Sounds like you're having fun and will be for quite a while.
you're phenomenal, you know that???!!! I love ya!
ashley
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