Thoughts from a Conundrum

an enigma wrapped in a riddle dressed in a conundrum

Sunday, April 20, 2008

ESFJ

i redid my myers-briggs test tonite after talking with someone about personalities and such and what they saw in me.(no not who you're all thinking). So i decided to do the test again. Nothing has changed much which is fine, but this time, i found something interesting that went along with it. It kind of explains the personality and characteristics of each, which i found interesting since it got me right on. i won't be offended if you don't read it.
On another note...i think that some friendships come and go...i have read this on other sites and tend to agree. I've been very thankful to the few who still bother to keep in touch with me even with busy lives and the such...the ones that come to mind are caroline and jenn. I really do enjoy your random suppers caro. With life being as insane and stressful as it is at the moment....i think i'm done...done trying too hard to keep in touch with people who are too busy for me. and that's fine, i understand people have lives and are crazy busy without the time to call or leave facebook messages(thanks rie!). but ya. i'm tired and i'm only 27. seriously.


Guardians of birthdays, holidays and celebrations, ESFJs are generous entertainers. They enjoy and joyfully observe traditions and are liberal in giving, especially where custom prescribes.
All else being equal, ESFJs enjoy being in charge. They see problems clearly and delegate easily, work hard and play with zest. ESFJs, as do most SJs, bear strong allegiance to rights of seniority. They willingly provide service (which embodies life's meaning) and expect the same from others.
ESFJs are easily wounded. And when wounded, their emotions will not be contained. They by nature "wear their hearts on their sleeves," often exuding warmth and bonhomie, but not infrequently boiling over with the vexation of their souls. Some ESFJs channel these vibrant emotions into moving dramatic performances on stage and screen.
Strong, contradictory forces consume the ESFJ. Their sense of right and wrong wrestles with an overwhelming rescuing, 'mothering' drive. This sometimes results in swift, immediate action taken upon a transgressor, followed by stern reprimand; ultimately, however, the prodigal is wrested from the gallows of their folly, just as the noose tightens and all hope is lost, by the very executioner!
An ESFJ at odds with self is a remarkable sight. When a decision must be made, especially one involving the risk of conflict (abhorrent to ESFJs), there ensues an in-house wrestling match between the aforementioned black-and-white Values and the Nemesis of Discord. The contender pits self against self, once firmly deciding with the Right, then switching to Prudence to forestall hostilities, countered by unswerving Values, ad exhaustium, winner take all.
As caretakers, ESFJs sense danger all around--germs within, the elements without, unscrupulous malefactors, insidious character flaws. The world is a dangerous place, not to be trusted. Not that the ESFJ is paranoid; 'hyper-vigilant' would be more precise. And thus they serve excellently as protectors, outstanding in fields such as medical care and elementary education.
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