The first time I saw this meme, I kind of grunted (really a “hmph” of acknowledgement and agreement) and thought to myself, “So true.” I am trying to become more self-aware, day by day. Sometimes the results are pleasing, other times, not so much. One thing I’m particularly working on is how others perceive me.…

I’ve learned a lot of valuable lessons about being an INFJ over the last few years. Perhaps chief among them is that I truly have to guard my emotional and physical energies, because when they are depleted, it takes time to recover. And that time usually has to be spent alone, sometimes in silence. It…

This speaks to me. Especially as I get older. In my 20s and even early 30s, I was discontent with the person I perceived myself to be. Even more, I had a fear of being alone and, as a result, made poor relationship decisions with both friends and “more than friends.” Case and point, as…