Day One: Describing my personality

When I think about my personality, the first thing that strikes me is that I am a balanced person. I tend to have a strong sense of my likes and dislikes, and many times, like water, I take the shape of whatever container I am in at any moment. This, I have come to realize, can often make me come across as being two-faced or hypocritical but I would disagree, even though I can admit that I can be those things too on other days. I am not rigid, therefore I am easily adaptable in many situations, besides stressful ones. I crumble under extreme fatigue. I do not like chaos, nor do I like when things aren’t clearly defined.

I am friendly but incredibly private and do not like to share certain things about my life even though I am willing to be on the receiving end but, I don’t agree that it makes me less authentic. I am creative and can be very artistic.  I am often happy-go-lucky and very laid-back in my interactions with others. When I do something that’s considered wild, people are shocked, and I think I get it. Most of the time, I’m very easy-going. I don’t look for trouble and I mind my business. What many don’t know is that at my core, I’m a scientist. I study people for a living. I love to sit back, observe, and hypothesize, and when that’s done, I put my theories together. Sometimes they are wrong but many times, they are not. Whenever I switch up and do something considered “out of character”, it could come across as unexpected because people tend to box me into a singular idea, therefore, don’t see it coming. People might think they’ve done their big one until it’s my turn. Nine out of ten times, I will choose peace though.

I love problem-solving. If it’s not challenging in a good way, it’s not exciting for me and I’m on the lookout for the next thing which can seem like flakiness and maybe it is. However, I am incredibly loyal to my commitments. I am very open to new experiences even though I am not always extroverted. Someone once described me as sour candy, they said because it is sweet on the inside but there’s some spicy in there to keep it interesting and while I hate having to be defined by someone, I think they were pretty spot on. Some mornings, I am hard to pin down and on some nights, I am unclear to myself.  In general, I am usually very content being the quiet variable in the room, watching closely what direction the river will flow.

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