Thank you, Ashely, for not keep hidden in your prayer closet the remarkable communicative gift that the Lord has blessed you with. I often find myself being described in your spiritual musings, but I lack your ability to express them so richly. Once again we are joyfully strengthened and blessed as the Spirit of our Good Shepherd uses your gift to touch and comfort our hearts.
Just suscribed, may donate later and might also move to Substack later (now on wordpress, both blog and self-publishing website for my fiction novels). Here's why I subscribed: one, I am definitely an introvert! Always have been. Two, I am definitely a believer in Christ-He is my Lord and Savior, comitted since February, 1997. Three, I too home schooled my kids, from kindergarten to HS (I also taught in public school, HS math). Four, as a teen I too write stories which later turned into my novels, combined called The Prodigal Band Trilogy (based on the parable in Luke 15), about a rock band that overcomes evil and accepts Christ (it was rock music that tied me to folks nearby in my teen years, and I've done a lot of research into its Satanic tendencies, etc.). Five, as with you I tend to get uncomfortable in large gatherings and don't generally do parties unless they are special events like marriages, etc. Prefer small groupings. Plus I'm not into gadgets...don't have a smart phone and never will (hubby does but he actually needs it...he's a paramedic). And I'm sure there is more tendencies we share. BTW, I am 70 years old.
It was happenstance that I clicked on the link to your article from my morning Lew Rockwell, so I feel compelled to leave a comment. I have similar social tendencies to you, or at least as a teen they were similar. My social tendencies have changed somewhat over the years, having lost the shyness that I believe is caused by an acuteness of the senses (i.e., relief comes from retreat). What I have noticed as the rule and not the exception is that many people in social settings are not actually very social. If you carefully observe at gatherings (which might be difficult for you with a large family), you will notice that small groups tend to stay small and only a very few people will actually make any effort to seek out new conversations/relationships. Once I realized this, my hesitancy to join in the conversation faded.
I also suspect you came from a large family, and let me guess, you are the youngest or close to the youngest...been there/done that.
Thank you, Ashely, for not keep hidden in your prayer closet the remarkable communicative gift that the Lord has blessed you with. I often find myself being described in your spiritual musings, but I lack your ability to express them so richly. Once again we are joyfully strengthened and blessed as the Spirit of our Good Shepherd uses your gift to touch and comfort our hearts.
Just suscribed, may donate later and might also move to Substack later (now on wordpress, both blog and self-publishing website for my fiction novels). Here's why I subscribed: one, I am definitely an introvert! Always have been. Two, I am definitely a believer in Christ-He is my Lord and Savior, comitted since February, 1997. Three, I too home schooled my kids, from kindergarten to HS (I also taught in public school, HS math). Four, as a teen I too write stories which later turned into my novels, combined called The Prodigal Band Trilogy (based on the parable in Luke 15), about a rock band that overcomes evil and accepts Christ (it was rock music that tied me to folks nearby in my teen years, and I've done a lot of research into its Satanic tendencies, etc.). Five, as with you I tend to get uncomfortable in large gatherings and don't generally do parties unless they are special events like marriages, etc. Prefer small groupings. Plus I'm not into gadgets...don't have a smart phone and never will (hubby does but he actually needs it...he's a paramedic). And I'm sure there is more tendencies we share. BTW, I am 70 years old.
It was happenstance that I clicked on the link to your article from my morning Lew Rockwell, so I feel compelled to leave a comment. I have similar social tendencies to you, or at least as a teen they were similar. My social tendencies have changed somewhat over the years, having lost the shyness that I believe is caused by an acuteness of the senses (i.e., relief comes from retreat). What I have noticed as the rule and not the exception is that many people in social settings are not actually very social. If you carefully observe at gatherings (which might be difficult for you with a large family), you will notice that small groups tend to stay small and only a very few people will actually make any effort to seek out new conversations/relationships. Once I realized this, my hesitancy to join in the conversation faded.
I also suspect you came from a large family, and let me guess, you are the youngest or close to the youngest...been there/done that.
Cheers!