2025/08/28 The Quiet of a Morning After Finishing a Book ~How to Face My Introverted Self~

2025/08/28

When I opened the window this morning, a breeze still heavy with humidity flowed in under the cloudy sky.

On this Thursday morning, having finished a warm and gentle story, I am left with a slightly lonely feeling, as if I can no longer meet a close friend.

I closed the book feeling a sense of lingering attachment, wishing I could have read more.

Everyone sees the world from their own perspective, and those differences weave a multi-dimensional story through our interactions.

Perhaps the same can be said for our daily lives.

The world you see when your perspective changes

The nursery school bulletin board described a birthday party for one of my second daughter's close friends.

They celebrated the friend's birthday by singing loudly.
It seems my second daughter asked the teacher if she could play 'Happy Birthday' a little bit.

It was adorable how she reported it to me with a smug look on her face.

Understanding myself as an INFJ-T

When I took the MBTI test for the first time in a while, the result was INFJ-T, just as it was before.

The trigger was an article by Hinata-san.

It gave me an opportunity to think about my personality once again.

The sensitivity, tendency to worry, and strong self-criticism that are characteristics of an INFJ-T. While these can sometimes make life feel difficult, they are also the power to deeply empathize with the feelings of others.

By understanding my own traits, I can see ways to get along with them well, rather than trying to force a change.

The 'feeling of not being able to meet a close friend' that I felt while reading might also be a manifestation of my own trait of deeply empathizing with the characters in a story.

Things I can do to deeply savor daily life

I think both my morning reading time and my interest in personality tests stem from a desire to 'understand myself'.

Instead of viewing sensitivity as a weakness, I will accept it as the power to feel deeply.

Pausing at a child's words, noticing someone's gestures, and putting the fluctuations of my own emotions into words. I believe such small accumulations become the catalyst for knowing myself deeply.

Rich sensitivity is an important element that colors life.
Even as an adult, I want to cherish that kind of sensibility.

How do you accept your own traits and individuality?

The parts that sometimes make life feel difficult might actually be the strength that supports someone else.

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Please start with whatever catches your interest♪

Thank you so much
for reading until the end!
I am always grateful for your warm 'likes' and comments.

Sometimes things work out naturally when your mind is in order.

Without pushing yourself, little by little.
Let's find small happiness again tomorrow.
See you later!