TED Talk: Susan Cain--The Power of Introverts
Now I understand.....
why I always only had one best friend at a time growing up.
why sending me to my room was never an effective punishment.
why I didn't enjoy VBS as a child, or day camps, or Girl Scouts.
why I have no interest in helping or even going to the ladies Christmas celebration at church or volunteering for VBS, or doing group Bible studies.
why quilt group works for me.
why I both enjoy and get frustrated with talkative people.
why the idea of community both draws and repels me.
why few people really get to know me.
I knew I was an introvert, but now I am making the full connection. With that understanding, I find it is easier to deflect the pressure to fit into a world geared towards extroverts and to accept that I can add to the world in quietness and solitude.
Introverts and extroverts--we were made for each other. :-)
I'd suggest we start an introvert club, but no one would want to come to the meetings :-)
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