Have you ever met someone and the first impression that you get is that they are snobby or not real friendly? Well, maybe that person’s personality was very shy and just came across as arrogant. Once you get to know that person and their personality, you realize that your first impression was wrong. True friendship is built on trust. Do you agree? You are not going to tell something personal to someone if you don’t trust them with that information. Right? There has to be trust and in order to have trust you have to build a RELATIONSHIP. Spend time with others and build good, healthy relationships. If you spend time getting to know them it will be less time to talk and gossip about others…..oops, that just came out. Let’s move on! If you understand your personality first and then figure out what type of personality your friend has then your friendship will grow even stronger and you can understand why your friend is the way they are. It really opens your eyes to understanding and appreciating them even more. A book that I recommend is “Personality Plus-How to Understand others by Understanding Yourself” by Florence Littauer. This book will help you first understand yourself and then help you understand your friends’ personality.
As I grow older, I love meeting new people. I like to guess their personality from the first impression and then get to know them and see if I was right. Of course, that is not the only reason I like to meet new people! I just love people! Let’s think about this. If everyone on earth were positive about everything, would we ever see any of the potential problems that lie ahead? Well, what if every one was negative all the time? Would we ever see any good in things? When making important decisions do you hear just the good or do you like to hear the bad? Or do you like to weigh out the good and bad? I like to hear ALL the good and bad so when making decisions it helps come to the best conclusion possible. That is why it is good to have different types of personalities around the table when making decisions. Do you make decisions on your emotions……you are a tender hearted person? Do you make decisions with your head…….it’s all business and by the books? Your FRIENDS’ PERSONALITIES are unique and special just like yours! Thank God that he didn’t make us all the same so we don’t see things the same way! As you learn your friends’ personality you will respect them even more than you do now! And your RELATIONSHIP grows even more!
* When I started my blog I began from when Kirk and I got married and told the story of how God has brought us to where we are. If you go back to the beginning of my blog you will see how God’s hand has guided us through good and bad times. I also share in my blog how God brought my family through my battle with breast cancer. To God be the Glory!
SCRIPTURE:
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love.
Honor one another above yourselves.
Romans 12:9-10
