Are you normal?

Are you normal? Chances are the answer to this question is 'Yes, I am.' It implies that you think that the way you act and look is the norm. It further implies that people who don't act and look like you are not normal.

Who should decide what's normal and what's not? You? Your government? And what are the advantages of knowing what's 'normal' and what's not?




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Personality

The other day I did the Myer Briggs personality test.

As it turns out, I'm an ENFP or 'a Campaigner':



As we live and grow our personalities may change but in general the test seems pretty accurate. Here's a breakdown on the Campaigner: https://www.lifereaction.com/enfp-personality-campaigner/

Have you done the test? Did the outcome surprise you?

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The Same Experience (a short story)

From a distance he saw how happy she was. He would have preferred it differently, though. Not that he didn't want her to be happy, he would have liked to be the one she was happy with.

Ankle-deep in water he marched his wellingtons through the surf.

A stiff cold breeze made him shiver and he closed his eyes. He was one with the air, the water and the earth.

Wind-blown and soul-tied.

He knew her to be somewhere ahead of him and that they were not together. But that was all-right, because they shared the same experience.

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