I can talk to a fence post and expect a conversation, am blessed to have an aptitude for writing and can speak to a crowd with no problem. I have to talk or, even better, write, to think.
However, there is a price I pay for that ability.
God in His infinite wisdom gave me a personality that is an odd mixture of "loud and wanting/ needing/craving the spotlight" followed swiftly by "get me the heck outta here because I have no idea what to say or do".
Before I read about this personality type, known as an introverted extrovert, I thought I was crazy. For most of my life I couldn't understand the strange mixture that constitutes my innermost being. The talents and abilities I've been given plus a love of the limelight is bookmarked by an almost desperate need for solitude so I can recharge.
A life well lived, including the teaching that I love, is often outside of my comfort zone and requires repeatedly making choices that give me the opportunity to teach or be social AND recharge, ever broadening my self imposed boundaries.
How about you?
Is there something you want, long for, that is outside your comfort zone? What is required of you to reach that?
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