I went to a wedding this weekend and it was lovely. Young love in the air is so inspiring! All the dreams and hopes for the future are just sitting right there like gifts waiting for them to open!
They have no idea what lies before them. The better. The worse. Just eyes closed and dancing. I love that. Yes, it's gonna be a long road. But oh so worth it. If I could talk to my 18 year old self standing at the altar some 27 years ago and tell her all the trials she will face, and the heartache and the tears...I'm not sure my little 18 year old self would understand it all. I had stars in my eyes and my heart in the clouds. And that's ok.
I've grown - we've grown. We've learned so much about each other, life, others, ourselves. It hasn't all be happy happy - but it has all been wonderful.
I think this song explains it perfectly. Lyrics are below.
I was nineteen, you were twenty-one
The year we got engaged
Everyone said we were much too young
But we did it anyway
We bought our rings for forty each
From a pawn shop down the road
We made our vows and took the leap
Now fifteen years ago
We went dancing in the minefields
We went sailing in the storm
And it was harder than we dreamed
But I believe that's what the promise is for
"I do" are the two most famous last words
The beginning of the end
But to lose your life for another I've heard
Is a good place to begin
'Cause the only way to find your life
Is to lay your own life down
And I believe it's an easy price
For the life that we have found
And we're dancing in the minefields
We're sailing in the storm
This is harder than we dreamed
But I believe that's what the promise is for
So when I lose my way, find me
When I loose love's chains, bind me
At the end of all my faith, till the end of all my days
When I forget my name, remind me
'Cause we bear the light of the Son of Man
So there's nothing left to fear
So I'll walk with you in the shadowlands
Till the shadows disappear
'Cause he promised not to leave us
And his promises are true
So in the face of all this chaos, baby,
I can dance with you
You might not know this about me... but I'm an introvert. I like people and I like being around people...just in limited quantities. I like time alone. A lot. I like time to myself and time to think by myself.
You might not think I'm an introvert because my hubby is such an extrovert! But it's true. I am more of an introvert.
So just some thoughts on being an introvert:
I do enjoy people and big crowds but if I'm not talking that doesn't mean I'm not listening. And I may need to leave and walk around by myself just to recharge a bit. Crowds drain me.
I'm better talking one on one or in small groups.
I love to be silly and have fun.
If I've spent a while with a big group then I need some down time to recharge.
I'm perfectly fine spending an entire weekend alone. Or going places alone.
I think internally. I may mull something over for a while and process it all internally. I may or may not eventually tell you how I feel.
I prefer to work alone. I'm not sure if this is an introvert thing or just a being independent thing.
I like being married to my best friend the Extrovert! He helps me get out of my shell and not be a hermit! He makes my life interesting and a whole lot of fun!
God made us all different! I'm thankful for that! It'd be a pretty quiet world if we were all like me! I'm glad I have a lot of extrovert friends too! They are fun! and I love it!
Just not too much fun all at once! HA!
So...Did you think I was an introvert? How about you? Where do you fall on the introvert/extrovert scale?
