After many years of infertility, my husband and I finally brought home a daughter. She was eight years old, adorable, precious, and…extroverted. A few months went by without any issues because, hello! I had a daughter. Of course she can talk to me nonstop, of course she can be attached to my side 24-7, of course she can be touching me and needing me constantly. It was my husband who started saying things first. I wanted to shrug off the ... Read More about How to Be An Introverted Mother with an Extroverted Daughter
Introverts
Paralyzed by Shyness, Freed by Jesus
This would work a whole lot better if you were sitting in my living room. As I pester you with tea choices (black, green, or herbal?), heat the teakettle, and pour you a fragrant cupful in a brightly flowered Polish mug, I’d be bubbly and a little too talkative, with lots of hand motions and tales of travel and teaching and friends on three continents. If we were face to face, it would be obvious what a miracle our whole conversation is, when I ... Read More about Paralyzed by Shyness, Freed by Jesus
Thoughts from an ISTJ on the Introverted Sensing Type
by A.R. Hamilton Extraversion and Introversion; there are many misconceptions tied to this one letter in Jung’s first pair of psychological preferences in the Myers Briggs. The most popular being: “extroverts are outgoing and introverts are shy.” And while I must acknowledge the correlation between extroverts and the socially confident individual, I feel like there’s a lot more to it. The following is based off of a conversation I had with ... Read More about Thoughts from an ISTJ on the Introverted Sensing Type
3 Tips to Make Friends as an Introvert
by Lindsey Kubly The fact that I'm an introvert isn't something that took me by surprise. I've always had tell-tale characteristics, like being an avid reader, having an active imagination and thought life, and preferring a small friend group. But for many people, the discovery that they are introverted is a surprise. Luckily, this surprise can help make sense of seeming anomalies in life. Ever wondered why you hate horror movies? Do ... Read More about 3 Tips to Make Friends as an Introvert
who I was created to be
I'm an introvert. Sandwiched right in between two confident, outgoing siblings and with parents who didn't know a stranger, I felt like the odd one of the family. It wasn't that I didn't like people. I did. I loved that growing up, our home was always filled with strangers who never seemed to mind the simple meals or the imperfections of our home. But I was better at sitting in a corner to listen and watch than I was at making friends. I ... Read More about who I was created to be
how to be comfortable in your personality skin
I love browsing the new releases at Barnes and Noble -- ogling covers and scanning titles for books I'll add to my never-ending to-read list. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain was one of those books I immediately picked up to peruse further. With a tagline like that, this introvert was intrigued! I expected Cain's book to be rah-rah introverts, expounding on why they are more valuable than ... Read More about how to be comfortable in your personality skin
A Quiet Person in a Noisy World
by Denise J. Hughes The small bell on the door announces the arrival of more guests. The store resembles a living room — with cushions on the floor for reading and toys in a basket for playing. This humble bookstore boasts the charm of a private enterprise. It’s the kind of bookstore I love most. My children are accustomed to our monthly visits, and they know to use our library-quiet voices when we’re here. So my youngest daughter tugs ... Read More about A Quiet Person in a Noisy World
Why I Love Extroverts
by Bethany Bear "Let him who cannot be alone beware of community. [...] Let him who is not in community beware of being alone." Dietrich Bonhoeffer includes this warning in his challenging little book Life Together. To my own introverted ears, it is the second half of his injunction that rings most true. As an only child, a diligent student, and now a single 20-something, solitude has never been very difficult for me, and I could easily ... Read More about Why I Love Extroverts
Strength, Dignity, and Personality
Recently my sister Lauren and I sat down to nut out our thoughts on personality types in relationships. We come at things from different angles. From the outside, Lauren resembles a typical introvert. She’s quiet, content to stay in the background, and has a gentle demeanour. Yet her chilled exterior hides a fiercely people-oriented perspective: Lauren, a self-described introvert, nevertheless lives in people time. She lives in a shared house ... Read More about Strength, Dignity, and Personality
