You remind me so much of my husband! Ha! As far as the social situations go at least. I, on the other hand, was brought up by a painfully shy mom and she vowed to never have shy kids. I was sent to drama, music, sports - all the busy outgoing social things she could find and generally things that put me on a platform from a young age.
I’m not shy, but I’m self aware most of the time and probably a bit insecure with others. Some people bring the best out of me, while others make me retreat and crave my me-time.
But the “why” has always been my motivating factor. A strong sense of purpose is so important and that’s been ingrained in me from a young age.
What can you do with what’s in your hand? How can you take that and make it better?
You can do whatever you put you mind to!
All things I’ve grown up hearing again and again from my folks and other mentors.
We're all different people, thankfully, and have different tolerances to things.
It's really difficult for me to convey who I am in words on hive, or anywhere else for that matter; I am many things, there's many versions of me, depending on who is looking, where I am, the situation at hand...So many different factors give rise to many different incarnations of me. It is thus with all of us I believe, to a greater or lesser extent.
Like you, I have a WHY and it is also different depending on many factors or circumstances which is how it should be. It seems you were brought up well, have been afforded the opportunity to find your best and, no doubt, you've been a version of your worst at some point, like all of us. It's what makes us human, our fallibility and ability to adapt and change.
The good thing is we have the power, most of us, to command ourselves, thoughts, attitudes and actions. It seems to me that you do so, and often find your best, or better, self.
A long way of paying you a compliment based on the little I know of you.
Thank you! I appreciate it more than you know. Words of affirmation is definitely one of the love languages that I thrive on although I don’t tend to reciprocate much 🤪.
I call it how I see it.