Comments on: in or out?

By: knitabulous

knitabulous — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:18:36 +0000

back again … i love the chocolate box comment too .. truer words never spoken..

By: knitabulous

knitabulous — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:15:10 +0000

I don’t rate Myers Briggs any higher than the old Cleo quizzes. We did Them when we were 11 years old at school, again when I was a teenager and it still gets wheeled out in pointless corporate training courses. So it describes people well sometimes, what do they mean? That introverts won’t succeed socially? That intuitives are bad at reasoning? That all perceivers will fail at decisions because they don’t use judgement?

Even so, no MB personality type could have dealt with your Melbourne situation any better than you did. You showed compassion, patience, grace and absolute strength in the face of what could easily have crushed the strongest ESTP on the planet. Believe me, it was him, not you!

By: 2paw

2paw — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:45:04 +0000

I am weirdly introverted but have no trouble speaking in front of, or teaching, large groups of people. I steel myself. I think it is unfair that introversion is seen as inferior to extroversion. It’s lie the Ornament Police on TV shows: who decided it should all be minimalist?? I love having lots of things about the house.
I am glad you are safe and happy to be home.
Those are great socks, they look a bit tricky.

By: LynS

LynS — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:16:01 +0000

I don’t know what more to say…except that in thirty years time you’ll have mercifully few embarrassing memories from this time, and most of it you will have forgotten completely. Time mightn’t heal, but it obliterates.

Kylie, you have good friends to whom you offer a great deal, and, mostly, receive goodness in return. A real achievement.

And by the way, I think both astrology and Myers-Briggs are a lot of rot. At best, they provide prompts for reflection.

By: Kaystir

Kaystir — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:06:21 +0000

I do not consider myself much of an introvert, but there are certain situations that can scare anyone. Yours sounded like a scary one.
My personal one was moving to Spain, I felt simular feelings of not wanting to leave the house and just live as a crazy cat lady. Unfortunately, well sometimes it can be, we as humans need to socialize face to face wether we are understood easily or not. We need to meet new people because change is good.
So you be brave in AU and I will be brave in Spain, and we should continue to take on new chalenges and met new people in hopes of finding something great, right?

By: donna lee

donna lee — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:26:31 +0000

God, that makes it so hard to try the next time. Like you, I am not good in crowds (that’s why I work in a field where most of the action is one on one) and have to force myself to get out there. If I weren’t married, I’d be single (duh) because i don’t go places where I’d meet people. I admire your ability to put yourself out there and the chances you take in order to be social. Don’t remember this loser but think of the Baltimore-paper-under-the-door guy. Much better memory.

By: crafting, with chocolate

crafting, with chocolate — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:30:56 +0000

Everyone else said what I wanted to… We love your painful individuality. I’m so sorry things got ugly in Melbourne. Hugs.

And the socks look amazing!

By: yogaknitdra

yogaknitdra — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:17:21 +0000

Always better out than in and definitely good to keep putting yourself ‘out there’. I really can relate to a lot of your post. Maybe it’s the joint Scorp/infj thing. I also have Pointelle next in line and comp book grey (in 8 ply) is like my white whale at moment. So I’m drooling over your gorgeous socks!so looking forward to a proper catchup in person soon. Xx

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:06:45 +0000

In every box of chocolates, there’s usually one that looks good from the outside, but tastes like shit when you try it, right? Doesn’t mean the rest of the box is bad. And if it was a box of chocolates, no one stops eating them after tasting the gross one. And the one you think is gross, someone else loves. Don’t stop trying them because you got the gross orange cream. The next one is a Turkish Delight
God I’m full of shit. Anyway, apparently I’m an ISFJ, so I know what you mean. I still suck at and frequently avoid social situations, even when I know that it’s something I might enjy if I just go. And I used to think that Myers Brigg stuff was crap, but rereading it makes way too much sense.

Open the box, taste another. It’ll be way better. And yes, I’m a hypocrite!

By: 1funkyknitwit

1funkyknitwit — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:35:50 +0000

Kylie sometimes when I read your posts I feel like your in my head. I guess we all have similar feelings only that most of us don’t have the courage to write them down. I think your “incredibly” brave to do so, in a good way! You went out because deep down that little voice in your head still has some faith in the goodness of people in the world, and this is what makes you human and gives you heart.
Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed your post! xox