More than most people, I am genuinely interested in the well-being of others. If they are in trouble, I offer compassion and go out of my way to be helpful. If they need someone who will listen, I am attentive, trustworthy and sympathetic.There may even be times when I put others' needs in front of my own. And I do so without the expectation of some reward or recognition. Mine is a different kind of compassion; I am genuinely tenderhearted and take pleasure in helping others while expecting little or nothing in return. For me, it's not tit-for-tat, I truly want to do things for others that will better their lives. I mean it when you ask, "What can I do for you?"Like someone who can sleep comfortably on either side of the bed, I am equally at home with ideas and beliefs that I have held for a long time and with new ways of thinking and believing that grow out of my intellectual curiosity.My sense of who I am and what my place is in the world around me rests on values and principles that are the solid ground I walk upon. I've tested them, they work for me, and much of the time I am content to trust them, that is, until some provocative new idea slips in from a conversation, book or some flight of my active imagination. "Hmmmm. What's this. Never thought of it before." And off I go, exploring.I am accepting of other people and other ways of thinking and believing. I am flexible enough to listen to something new and different, or something outside of my comfort zone. I believe in intuition. As such, I trust impulses and I value spontaneity. In a word, I like to keep it flexible. Those times of pure vision and originality are what really drive me.I am generally a modest and private person. I am thoughtful and careful before making decisions and offering opinions. But even with my friends I tend not to be terribly outgoing; I open up, but slowly, and share myself, but in a careful way. For me quality is much more important than quantity. When it comes to my social life I am more comfortable with deeper, well nurtured friendships.
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