I have been on my sofa countless of times over the previous weeks contemplating over a copy of the Introvert Advantage by Marti Olsen - She's great in introducing new relational concepts of social interaction and how the casual joe would fit into one of the Introvert-Extrovert categories.
However bad i wanted to get in the book, He had plans for me to learn more about relationships instead. My other free hand was doing research on Human Introversion nuancies that resolved to lift the apparent impression clouding the truth over Introverts - perceived character flaws and misinterpretations of - being lonely, social inadequate and inept.
One of the reasons that denied me from purchasing the Introvert Advantage was that what I was reading would inherently place me in an Introvert Disadvantage -- I would have to 'adopt' standards for myself to associate with being a likely Introvert. Any book that would leave the reader interested in its claims and suggestions will gradually place the reader in its prescription--- It interesting enough that all humans supposedly fall into one of the two- or an admixture of both.
But the desire to find out more about my 'self contained and reserved' nature led me to other findings and aside from that of the book. I did not solely believe that Introversion was all about wanting to be alone. For me, wanting to be alone meant though I felt i had all the time i wanted and could do all things that I prefered to do - alone.
I feel Independent and yet I know i am fully dependent on Him.