Call Me Introvert

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y way The way of the introvert And just because you are intent on giving me a presentation on all that I am missing out on I won’t care because my way is ok</p><p id="4253">It’s a wonder the changes others think we should make to come out of our shell or get out more or have more fun or emote more effectively It never ceases to amaze me the advice we receive as quiet individuals that we should be louder and more assertive and if we aren’t how can we expect to succeed And then I cite every single thing Susan Cain said in <i>Quiet </i>and they still don’t get it because they weren’t listening They were talking to a stranger while also planning a very spontaneous dinner with friends</p><p id="8cc2">Call me introvert and allow me to be me I am not hiding I am recharging I am not a wallflower I bloom when you are not looking I am not scared of people I just choose my people wisely I am not lonely just because I like being alone and I am not socially inept because parties make me want to vomit into an airplane bag I am reserved and confident I see what you miss because I don’t have to do anything to be happy I know what I need and it’s not the same as you and that’s ok but is it ok with you? Or will you keep secretly hoping that I will like surprises?</p><p id="e0f2">I know you don’t know your Myers-Briggs because y

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ou got sidetracked by the birthday party at work which you always love and you come home and tell me how much fun it was and ask me why I don’t like parties, again So, I fall into a comfort zone which means I stop answering the same question because it’s clear you don’t understand who I am. What I am I know you think I will change and that I’m just resistant to happiness but that’s where you are so wrong Because I am very happy Just not with you and I don’t wear my happiness on my shirt or in my eyes I carry it inside, quietly without much fanfare and it suits me So, please, before you leave do me one favor Call Me Introvert and I will pretend like you get it this one last time</p><p id="f611">© <a href="undefined">Jonathan Greene</a> 2019</p><p id="088d">If you liked this, you might like this as well:</p><div id="fe76" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/look-at-us-6de4f04c764"> <div> <div> <h2>Look At Us</h2> <div><h3>A Poem</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*HVbvjJ12jUzfHmAZ)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

A Poem

I know how much you like parties and loud office banter and the surge of adrenalin from crowded trains and concerts I know you are a people person and stop strangers on the street because they have cool hair and are always open to pushing a table together at a crowded restaurant I know you think home is boring and all of the vitality of life is out there, in the world So why stay inside? I know you call me Jon even though I introduced myself as Jonathan and sign my emails that way but could you do me a favor? Could you just call me introvert

Because I like the way the couch holds me in quiet disregard for the wilding world and how my home is my solace An oasis in a floating sea of change I like the lack of sound in silence and the lack of others in solitude I like the window seat and the table in the corner I like headphones that are off and pretending I am asleep Because I like it my way The way of the introvert And just because you are intent on giving me a presentation on all that I am missing out on I won’t care because my way is ok

It’s a wonder the changes others think we should make to come out of our shell or get out more or have more fun or emote more effectively It never ceases to amaze me the advice we receive as quiet individuals that we should be louder and more assertive and if we aren’t how can we expect to succeed And then I cite every single thing Susan Cain said in Quiet and they still don’t get it because they weren’t listening They were talking to a stranger while also planning a very spontaneous dinner with friends

Call me introvert and allow me to be me I am not hiding I am recharging I am not a wallflower I bloom when you are not looking I am not scared of people I just choose my people wisely I am not lonely just because I like being alone and I am not socially inept because parties make me want to vomit into an airplane bag I am reserved and confident I see what you miss because I don’t have to do anything to be happy I know what I need and it’s not the same as you and that’s ok but is it ok with you? Or will you keep secretly hoping that I will like surprises?

I know you don’t know your Myers-Briggs because you got sidetracked by the birthday party at work which you always love and you come home and tell me how much fun it was and ask me why I don’t like parties, again So, I fall into a comfort zone which means I stop answering the same question because it’s clear you don’t understand who I am. What I am I know you think I will change and that I’m just resistant to happiness but that’s where you are so wrong Because I am very happy Just not with you and I don’t wear my happiness on my shirt or in my eyes I carry it inside, quietly without much fanfare and it suits me So, please, before you leave do me one favor Call Me Introvert and I will pretend like you get it this one last time

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