I must say, I love the concept of answering questions from your readers every month. This is was an amazing read indeed. As someone who has been labelled as 'shy' all her life, I have come to realise that every person individual has a unique way to deal with change, anxiety and life experiences in general. Shyness is indirectly proportional to your level of comfort. Every single person is Shy when it comes to things they are not very comfortable about. And it's not a bad thing at all.
Shyness to me has always represented feeling invisible (because that’s how I feel when I feel shy, which is often if the group is more than a few people). Sometimes I’m so grateful I’m invisible and sometimes it hurts my feelings, especially if I know everyone in the group…been navigating this differently as I age…finding that strength in the shyness, not talking for the sake of hearing my own voice; instead, I listen and when I do speak, it means more (or at least this is how I spin it). 😉
I like the spin. I really found Susan Cain's work to be incredible!! Have you listened to her TED TALK or rad that book, Quiet? It is profound and when "quiet-ish people" speak and I have my real wits about me, I LEAN ALL THE WAY IN to hear it.
I must say, I love the concept of answering questions from your readers every month. This is was an amazing read indeed. As someone who has been labelled as 'shy' all her life, I have come to realise that every person individual has a unique way to deal with change, anxiety and life experiences in general. Shyness is indirectly proportional to your level of comfort. Every single person is Shy when it comes to things they are not very comfortable about. And it's not a bad thing at all.
Great read💛
Thanks you Mansi!
Shyness to me has always represented feeling invisible (because that’s how I feel when I feel shy, which is often if the group is more than a few people). Sometimes I’m so grateful I’m invisible and sometimes it hurts my feelings, especially if I know everyone in the group…been navigating this differently as I age…finding that strength in the shyness, not talking for the sake of hearing my own voice; instead, I listen and when I do speak, it means more (or at least this is how I spin it). 😉
I like the spin. I really found Susan Cain's work to be incredible!! Have you listened to her TED TALK or rad that book, Quiet? It is profound and when "quiet-ish people" speak and I have my real wits about me, I LEAN ALL THE WAY IN to hear it.
Oooo no! I’ll look that up!
Psst linked at the bottom of the post in RESOURCES ;)