My handwriting

Everybody has something they really like about themselves. At least they ought to. I really like my own handwriting. I write beautifully. My printing is very neat, but it still has personality. And my writing is just plain beautiful. Since I really like the way I write, it obviously reveals some great things about me. I took several online handwriting analyses. I was SHOCKED at how accurately the results describe me. Because I have taken a lot of Facebook quizzes and they are always ridiculously wrong. Here are the results and my own little comments just to make it more fun. This will be another long blentry...consider yourself warned. If you don't know me well, I may come across a little arrogant. In person, I'm quite nice.

You are open to world around you and like to socialize with other people. (I do like people. My favorite activity? Sitting around and talking. With some food.)

You are focused, concentrate easily. (Oh, yes. This is why I was so successful in school.)

You are introspective and shy. (Open to the world, social, and introspective and shy? It doesn't make much sense. But it describes me perfectly.)

You may be restricting yourself in some way. (Well, of course I am. But I call it discipline, obedience, or keeping the commandments.)

You tend to be skeptical and unswayed by emotional arguments. (Yes, just recently a friend of mine posted a link to an ACLU position on a topic of interest to me. I eagerly read looking for ideas to solve this problem. But all I found were a bunch of sob stories. Ridiculous. What a waste of my time. This is why I usually delete forwarded e-mails. Just the facts, people.)

You are intellectually probing and like to study new things. (Yes indeed. And then I like to write about them. I have so many half-written opinion pieces, because before I'm done writing I have discovered something new to study.)

You are versatile. (Hmmm...my wardrobe isn't. But I get along with a wide variety of people and I like to do different things. I'll take it.)

You plan ahead, and are interested in beauty, design, outward appearance, and symmetry. (I majored in planning. Literally. And I love to draw and create, but all of my creations have a sort of geometric beauty as opposed to abstract or lilting beauty.)

You are a shy, idealistic person who does not find it easy to have relationships, especially intimate ones. (I'm not sure this is true. I am idealistic, but I have many close friends. Then again, they are only as close as I allow them to be. Maybe it is true. I don't let a lot of people in to my heart. That's because they might hurt my heart and I don't like that.)

You are affectionate, passionate, expressive, and future-oriented. (Even as a teenager, I made decisions by thinking, "Is this something I want to someday tell my kids I did?" That's future-oriented. Those other adjectives I think describe me, but most people don't see that in a casual acquaintance.)

You are a talkative person, maybe even a busybody! (Definitely not a busybody, but I talk a lot. But not to everyone. In fact, a lot of people think I don't talk at all.)

You enjoy life in your own way and do not depend on the opinions of others. (What a blessing! I couldn't care less what anybody thinks of me. Although I do want people to like me. That's not because I need acceptance, it's just because I'm so likeable, why miss out on me?)

You have the ability to put yourself into the other person's shoes. (This can be annoying. But I think it's true. I'm always imagining how it would feel to be going through what other people face.)

You have the unique ability to get along equally well with what psychology calls introverts and extroverts. This is because you are in between. Psychology calls you an ambivert. You understand the needs of both types. Although they get along, you will not tolerate anyone that is too "far out." You don't sway too far one way or the other. (Yeah, I don't like weirdos...but I like most everybody.)

You are a "middle-of-the-roader" politically as well as logically. You weigh both sides of an issue. You don't relate to any far out ideas and usually won't go to the extreme on any issue. (I like this about me. I think I am truly politically independent, and in my mind, that means I can choose the correct side to any issue. I am so balanced.)

You will demand respect and will expect others to treat you with honor and dignity. You believe in your ideas and will expect other people to also respect them. (Oh, so true. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people treat me like my ideas or my life's choices are stupid. I'm okay with being different, but please give me some respect.)

You will be candid and direct when expressing your opinion. You will tell others what you think if they ask for it. So if you don't want my opinion, don't ask for it! (A friend recently sent me a brief message asking my opinion on a matter he is facing with his children. Facebook has limits on how long an e-mail message can be, so I had to break up my response into three (3!) separate messages. I apologized for my lengthy response but reminded him that he asked for it. He said, "I knew you felt passionately about this and I also knew you are opinionated. That's why I asked you." Oh, dear. I'm not sure it's a good thing. On the other hand, if you don't ask my opinion, I keep it to myself. Usually.)

You have the best of two kinds of minds. One is the quick investigating mind. The other is the creative mind. Your mind thinks quick and rapidly in the investigative mode. You can learn quicker, investigate more, and think faster. You can then switch into low gear. When on the slower mode, you can be creative, remember longer, and stack facts in a logical manner. You are more logical this way and can climb mental mountains with a much better grip. (Well, thank you.)

You are a practical person whose goals are planned, practical, and down to earth. This is typical of people with normal healthy self-esteem. You have a positive self-esteem which contributes to your success. You feel you have the ability to achieve anything you set your mind to. However, you set your goals using practicality--not too "out of reach." Your self-perception is better than average. (Did anyone out there doubt that my self-perception is better than average? For the record, I don't think I'm better than anyone else. What stumps me is why everyone doesn't love themselves as much as I do.)

You exaggerate. Without the intent to deceive or mislead, you blow things out of proportion because that is the way you view them. You are a good story teller. You allow many people into your life because you are accepting and trusting. You have a vivid imagination. (I love to tell stories. And I can be a little dramatic. That's what makes the story interesting.)

Well, now you know all about me. And aren't you dying to see an example of my impeccable handwriting?