| Psalm 73:25-26“Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
There’s a YouTube Channel I watch sometimes. It’s a channel on the MBTI personalities, and the guy who runs it often does these little comedy sketches to illustrate the different personalities and how they might react in a certain situation.
His most recent video popped up in my feed as I was looking for something to distract myself. I absolutely lost it, laughing out loud at the INFJ representation. [https://youtu.be/kVDBy8sRDnE?t=69] I said almost the same thing in a conversation with a friend of mine recently. I was telling him how I wasn’t ready for my husband to not need me anymore.
My husband needed me. A lot. Not that he was helpless or ill or anything like that. It was that I spoiled the snot out of him and he lapped it up and wanted more. I saw to it that the only thing he did when he was not working was nothing. I asked no chores of him, made no demands on him.
It’s not that he wasn’t willing, oh no! Nearly every day, “Is there something you need me to do for you, Babe?”
Nearly every day I’d answer, “Nope, I’m good, Love! Just relax.”
My view on it was that he did the external contribution to our family by working and bringing home the paycheck, and I contributed internally to our family, by doing all the household stuff. It worked well for us.
I also washed and ironed his work clothes, made his lunch for work, prepared the coffee the night before so the timer would start the pot fresh for him in the mornings, and got his coffee cup and lunch ready for him to pick up as he walked out the door, and gave him a monthly haircut so he wouldn’t have to go to the salon.
Sometimes I’d give him a “hard time,” while laughing, and say, “You are so flipping spoiled! You have NO idea how good you’ve got it!” To which he’d reply, “I am spoiled! Totally! And I DO know it, because I know I’d be totally lost without you. Are you kidding? I can’t take care of myself as well as you take care of me. Thank you, for everything you do.”
Welp! Take the wind out of my sails. That man!
From the start, we practically lived inside each other’s heads, finishing sentences, picking up moods. Once we figured out the Aspie, he turned to me to help him navigate “how normals do things.” I was his First Reader and he bounced every story idea he had off me.
I adored how passionate he got about things. I loved his brilliance, his humor, his laughter, his silly voice skits. I loved how he needed me, almost as much as I needed him.
And now that he’s no longer here for me to take care of, I feel lost and clueless, without focus and anchor. I said to my friend the other day that widow-brain is a thousand times worse than pregnancy-brain. She laughed and said, “Honey, that is the truth!” She lost her husband about 18 mos ago and knew exactly what I meant.
I am now part of a very special club. Maybe they’ll need me.
~Vanessa
You are smart, clever, and perceptive. You know how to synthesize and process information.
You notice every detail, and you are good at finding inconsistencies. Nothing slips by you.
You often see things that other people never notice. When you imagine how something should look, you see it clearly in your mind.
You are more of a thinker than a talker. When you speak, you usually have something important to say.
This is one of the results from the quiz, The Diagonal Test
*****
Well, I certainly like to think I’m smart! LOLOL Not sure many other would agree! I am definitely more a thinker than a talker. Unless I know you really well, and then I don’t shut up.
Lenny went on vacation and asked Bobby to watch over his house. About a week later, Lenny calls home and asked “How’s my cat?”
Bobby hesitated and sadly told Lenny his cat died.
“What?! You shouldn’t have broken the news to me like that! You should have done it slowly. The first time I called, you should have told me the cat is on the roof and won’t come down. The second time I called, you should have said there was no way to get her down. The third time I called, you should have told me that you tried to get her off the roof, but she fell down and died,” explained Lenny.
Bobby apologized and went about his day.
About a week later, Lenny called again and asked “How’s my Granny?”
There was a long silence and then Bobby replied. “Well, she’s on the roof and won’t come down.
*****
That Lenny is a fast learner!
Have an awesome weekend!
| Proverbs 14:22“Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness.”
Brought to you by BibleGateway.com. Copyright (C) . All Rights Reserved. |
You are a very philosophical person, and you’re happiest when you’re able to sit and think for long periods of time.
You’re interested on everything on a deeper level, and you aren’t content until you’ve thought about something thoroughly.
You believe that often we act too quickly without taking time to reflect. You can learn a lot if you sit with your thoughts.
People may think you’re a bit slow moving, but they don’t realize how quickly your mind is racing.
This is one of the results from the quiz, Are You Who, What, Where, or Why?
*****
Oh my gosh, yes, lol. But why? How come? I drive people nuts because I seem to often answer a question with another question.
