Is your personality restricting you in any way?
By emptychair
@innertalks (23739)
Australia
December 17, 2015 6:26pm CST
I read an interesting book lately, that said that, although we are born with a certain predetermination towards being a certain type of a personality, never-the-less, we should not let this predisposition restrict us into just following it out of habit.
We can widen the scope of the person who we are, and adopt traits of other personalities when necessary, this book claimed.
Does our personality restrict us then, or not in our being of who we really are, or should be, or can be?
To me, your personality is like a suit of clothes that you are given to wear at the beginning of this life. Your wardrobe for this life is determined by a combination of karma, and your soul's goals for you in this coming life.
If you resolve your karma, or achieve your goals earlier than expected for example, you might grow our of this suit of clothes, and so then require a new one.
You can take on a whole new personality if you want to. Your personality cannot ever really ever restrict you from doing this.
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@Shiva49 (28380)
• Singapore
22 Dec 15
For people like me it is tough to come out of the personality we are born with though life experiences cast their shadow over time. For example, I try to imbibe the traits of few I have admired but also have become less trusting of others as some are out to take advantage - siva
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@innertalks (23739)
• Australia
22 Dec 15
that's a balanced view. So you build on the strengths and good personality traits whilst trying to lessen the more harsher/negative ones.
Some things, like thick skins are harder to break through, especially if our skins were thickened during our early informative years while we were trying to protect ourselves.
@Shiva49 (28380)
• Singapore
23 Jan 16
@innertalks Yes, there are many out to exploit our kindness while the deserving get ignored, so I keep low a profile not to invite the wrong attention but stay alert to help the deserving - siva
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
18 Dec 15
My personality shifts and changes all the time. It has a main following, but the minute details become something else. Of course, what persona I take up usually depends on the sun. If it is in the sky I have a different one than when it's not.
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@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
18 Dec 15
@innertalks Yes, darkness affects a person just as much as light does. We tend to change based on that exposure.
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@innertalks (23739)
• Australia
18 Dec 15
thanks Morgan, I have heard that people in cold climates have different personalities than those in hot ones, and that our personality also changes with the seasons, you are right about the sun then.
@srisahara (4508)
• Indonesia
18 Dec 15
When I was young and single, I pretty restricting myself. But, once I get married it is difficult to taken. I have to more flexible, because I have to consider my husband and my children. They are influencing me so much...
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@innertalks (23739)
• Australia
18 Dec 15
thanks srisahara. I am probably the opposite of that. I was not restricted by much at all before I was married, but after marrying I restricted myself as I took on more responsibilities.
I guess my personality now is better for this too. We should not shirk our responsibilities.
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@innertalks (23739)
• Australia
18 Dec 15
I think we have a certain tendency when we are born, but it is shaped by external factors too, like the environment that we grow up or live in,
I am an introverted person, but I have become less shy over the years.
It's good that your confidence is growing.
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
23 Jan 16
I was very shy when I was younger. I have become much more outgoing over the years. I had a tendency to hind who I really was. Over the years, I no long hide my true self although I have found very few who understand me.
