The one thing that seems to always keep me going, is that whenever I am down about something, someone will come up to me and tell me about their life and problems, and I’ll be reminded that things could be a lot worse. It’s a comforting feeling.
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Reason, Season, and Lifetime
Published November 11, 2009 by Ashley PariseauPeople always come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.
When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.
When someone is in your life for a REASON,
it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty,
or to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally, or even spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend to you, and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they just walk away.
Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.
When people come into your life for a SEASON,
it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn.
They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.
And like Spring turns to Summer and Summer to Fall,
the season eventually ends.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons;
those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (anyway);
and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas in your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Personality Test
Published November 5, 2009 by Ashley PariseauI just took the Meyers Briggs Type Indicator personality test and my result came out as type INTJ, which stands for “Introverted Intuitive Thinking Judging.” The test is broken down into sections.
1. Attitude: Introvert (I) or Extrovert (E)
2. Information – How you take in and interpret information: Sensing (S) or Intuition (N)
3. Decisions - how you make them: Thinking (T) or Feeling (F).
4. Structure: Judging (J) or Perceiving (P)
If you take the test, it will give you a series of those letters, and every combination of letters is a certain personality type.
After reading the description of on INTJ’s personality, I have found several statements of the type of be true of myself.
“When it comes to their own areas of expertise — and INTJs can have several — they will be able to tell you almost immediately whether or not they can help you, and if so, how. INTJs know what they know, and perhaps still more importantly, they know what they don’t know.”
“INTJs are usually extremely private people, and can often be naturally impassive as well, which makes them easy to misread and misunderstand.”
“INTJs enjoy developing unique solutions to complex problems.”
“The INTJ often comes off as shy and reserved, and gives the impression of never having an opinion, but this is a misunderstanding. They are often quiet most of the time, that is until they feel their views are being challenged, then they have a mouthful to say.”
“They value intelligence, knowledge, and competence, and typically have high standards in these regards, which they continuously strive to fulfill. To a somewhat lesser extent, they have similar expectations of others.”
“INTJs are natural leaders, although they usually choose to remain in the background until they see a real need to take over the lead.”
Source
The following statements, from here about INTJs I found to be funny, but also especially true.
Dealing With An INTJ
1. Be willing to back up your statements with facts – or at least some pretty sound reasoning.
2. Don’t expect them to respect you or your viewpoints just because you say so. INTJ respect must be earned.
3. Be willing to concede when you are wrong. The average INTJ respects the truth over being “right”. Withdraw your erroneous comment and admit your mistake and they will see you as a very reasonable person. Stick to erroneous comments and they will think you are an irrational idiot and treat everything you say as being questionable.
4. Try not to be repetitive. It annoys them.
5. Do not feed them a line of bull.
6. Expect debate. INTJs like to tear ideas apart and prove their worthiness. They will even argue a point they don’t actually support for the sake of argument.
7. Do not mistake the strength of your conviction with the strength of your argument. INTJs do not need to believe in a position to argue it or argue it well. Therefore, it will take more than fervor to sway them.
8. Do not be surprised at sarcasm.
9. Remember that INTJs believe in workable solutions. They are extremely open-minded to possibilities, but they will quickly discard any idea that is unfeasible. INTJ open-mindedness means that they are willing to have a go at an idea by trying to pull it apart. This horrifies people who expect oohs and ahhs and reverence. The ultimate INTJ insult to an idea is to ignore it, because that means it’s not even interesting enough to deconstruct.
This also means that they will not just accept any viewpoint that is presented to them. The bottom line is “Does it work?” – end discussion.
10. Do not expect INTJs to actually care about how you view them. They already know that they are arrogant bastards with a morbid sense of humor. Telling them the obvious accomplishes nothing.
Take the test and see what type you are.
