Katie 4 Minute Read Is who you are determined by your personality type; or is your personality type determined by who you are? A packed question, but one we should be asking ourselves. This month at Kindred Grace we have spent a lot of time discussing personality types and preferences, and it’s been great! As a huge fan of…
Gretchen Louise 3 Minute Read My mom always said that my hair matched my personality — different every day. Of course, if hair defined personality, then it would have to be based on more than color: my brother Will and I have matching copper red hair, but there the similarities end — in hair and in personality. Will’s hair is…
Vicki V. Lucas 5 Minute Read If you met me, you would instantly classify me as an extrovert. I’ve always lived under the label of extrovert, but I’ve always felt like I didn’t quite fit that label. Despite enjoying my time with people, I’ve spent many hours on the back of my horse, riding across the prairies. Alone. Just my horse,…
Guest Author 4 Minute Read by Alia Joy “Easily offended? What! I’m not easily offended,” she gasped as she read her results. Her brows were knit together and her face had deepened into a crimson flush as she read through the list of weaknesses commonly associated with her personality type. We sat there watching her whilst trying not to point…
Guest Author 5 Minute Read 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.
Guest Author 5 Minute Read by Sarah Rose Lochelt “What’s your profile type? ESFJ? Oh, that’s totally you!” As a lover of all things personality-typed, I greatly enjoy the interpretations that come with sharing any of these with people. I’m an ESFJ. Here’s a little about what this means for me: Extroversion – outward-focused people who gain energy and refreshment from…
Rachelle Rea Cobb 5 Minute Read What Didn’t Surprise Me It wasn’t my type that surprised me. When I took the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, a highly-esteemed personality assessment test) during a class last year, I was told I was an “INFJ.” Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging. I immediately nodded, agreeing. I am an introvert: I recharge from an afternoon alone with…
Gretchen Louise 5 Minute Read At first glance, the Myers-Briggs Type Instrument can be confusing. Sixteen different combinations of letters–how can you figure out who is what? But when you break it down, the MBTI really only has four simple questions. The letter you choose in answer to each of the four questions makes up your MBTI type. Entire books…
Gretchen Louise 6 Minute Read The concept of the four temperaments has been around since the days of the Greek physician Hippocrates (circa 400 BC). His philosophy was that our personality traits were based on the levels of our bodily fluids. He also recognized that while we were each unique, we all shared some of the same traits. These he…
Guest Author 4 Minute Read 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.
Introversion can help connect the dots.
Chantel 3 Minute Read 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…
Kindred Grace Team 4 Minute Read 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 on my shirt with enthusiasm to garner my attention.
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