First, earlier this week, I did one of those ubiquitous online quizzes (courtesy of Patrick's Place) and learned that, contrary to my real-life Leo-ness, I am more in line with
I'm not an astrology afficionado, so I had to google Pisces to find out what this new revelation might mean. Having spent most of my life content in the assurance that I am in fact a Lion, I was somewhat discomfitted to discover that I might be more akin to a Fish. And I can assure you that I am never, ever, indecisive or self-pitying. Moi? I think not.
A couple of days later, this time thanks to Sistercdr, I learned that, in my medieval phase, I am a PRIORESS:
(You are a moral person and are also highly intellectual. You like your solitude but are also kind and helpful to those around you. Guided by a belief in the goodness of mankind, you will likely be christened a saint after your life is over. )
I am pretty much 150% sure that the actual nuns I know, along with everyone else, will be dumbfounded to learn of my incipient sainthood. I like the blue outfit, though. Goes with the water that my new fish-self inhabits.
However, I am not yet done transforming myself. I had mentioned to Theresa one day that, while in my former-ambitious-lawyer-life I had always come out as an ENTJ, I seemed to be emerging as someone else. So when Sister also published a hilarious list of Meyers Briggs Prayers and several of them spoke to me, I decided to do a quickie online test and lo! I am emerging as an INFP.
My prayer?
Lord, help me to finish everything I sta
Well, yes, it did take me four or five hours to wash the kitchen floor yesterday, due to numerous self-inflicted interruptions.
I was a little surprised to discover that I have an introvert side. Maybe all this writing is rearranging the folds of my brain. I did check my other possible prayers, of course, and they are:
ENFP: God, help me to keep my mind on one th – Look, a bird! – at a time.
and, my personal favorite,
ENTP: Lord, help me follow established procedures today. On second thought, I’ll settle for a few minutes.
By the way, Sister found the test at Ian's Messy Desk, whish is a new blog to me and looks to be an intriguing one.
This little diatribe on my shifting self (no. . . NOT shiftless) was prompted by a comment in my previous entry, a very generous comment from a reader who thinks my name is Celeste. It's not, of course, any more than I am a selfless and moral introverted fish, but I googled that one, too, and it means, as I thought, "Heavenly."
So now I am a fish in the sky.
6 comments:
You've got me giggling so bad here. Sorry about contributing to the identity crisis. ; )
Very funny! Is this what they call self discovery and without a life coach!
This has me smiling. Of course, you know I am a full blown INFP, so I can help you navigate those waters. Speaking of waters and the creatures that inhabit them, the fish is my favorite symbolic animal--speaks of the divine in each one of us. Have you ever read the Chinese version of Cinderella? It isn't a fairy god mother, but a fish that shows Cinderella the way. The fish has holy characteristics, powers of renewal and regeneration, just like the Christ.
Too funny. Isn't one of the principles of Meyers-Briggs that these traits are inherent, immutable, and practically genetic? I'm going to be busy for the next week following all these links and trying to determine who I am now.
Are you sure that it isn't supposed to take 5 hours to wash the kitchen floor? I'd rather do anything else, have a similar distraction problem, and it takes me the same amount of time.
Well, you seem comfortable enough in your new (fish) skin....! Lisa :-]
I'm ENFP.....but in college I was an INFP
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