DAY 1005: INFJ Kindred Spirits

I wanted to let you know I picked neither of those poisons, instead I added 100 miles, three hours and $40 to my drive. I reminded myself that I’m seeing “the USA in my Chevrolet” and that East Haven would still be there when I arrived, and I will still make it to Quaker Hill, CT in time to house sit, I just won’t have time to visit Rhode Island beaches beforehand. I also got very lost on that route. There were bridges too low of me to go under and roads that did not allow vehicles heavier than four tons. I detoured all over the place, with Apple Maps trying like crazy to reroute me back to those same streets.

What I really want to share tonight is that my funk is dispersing. I woke up today with a degree of effervesce to greet the day. Felt strange after so long of being out of sorts. The universe did it again, put me exactly where I needed to be when I needed to be there. Turns out Catherine, whose home I am parked at, is an INFJ. So am I. Introverted, Intuition, Feeling, Judging. What I didn’t realize is only 2% of the population is INFJ. Which explains why I aways feel different. Not bad, just like very, very few people “get” me. Well now I know why. And why it can take a long time to cross paths with another kindred spirit. Altho, get this, Catherine and I share four mutual friends. We even sat around the same table at a pagan meeting years ago. We have both had magickal weekends at Senexet retreat house. Our energies are so similar. It was so nourishing, affirming, healing, liberating. It was safe to let down my guard and be completely and utterly myself. It was like coming home to myself. And, it turns out Nat – the woman who found Avalon Beach for me; and helped with the lost keys at Christmas, the fridge, and the cooler – is also INFJ. And my bestie for decades is an INFP.

For those of you who have not taken the Myers-Briggs indicator, do! I’ve taken it at three times in my life and the outcomes have always been the same. Last night I was reading more about my type. I had forgotten much beyond the basics of being complex, quietly intense, creative, insightful, serious, persevering, a communicator, independent, caring, and strategic. Things like depth of caring, a perfectionist with doubts anything is good enough, not reveling in my accomplishments, and unwilling to compromise ideals I was equating to astrological influences, but INFJ covers all those traits and lots more.

What’s your type?