#oneappeladay

I am an introvert. I can spend hours digging in my own thoughts and emotions, analysing any nuances to gain insights about myself. Truth is that most of the time, all this digging leads to nothing. So, I've learned to replace introspection with conversations. Conversation with others but also with myself, through writing. While introspection is all about myself. I'm the subject and the observer at the same time. Conversations bring in the picture another perspective. They help me embrace a different point of view. Obviously, it's easier when the conversation involves someone else. But the brutal honesty of a blank sheet of paper can do if you have anyone around.

I am also a dreamer. And this morning, when I picked my Be The Change card, I realised that a dreamer is just an introvert focused on the future. I love dreaming about the future as much as I enjoy digging in my past. Sometimes I find myself lost in a life that doesn't exist, creating a whole world inside my head.

Both activities, introspection and dreaming, albeit enjoyable, can become a weight holding you back if they don't manifest through actions. Actions are the means through which we connect our inner world to the outer world. When I don't create this connection, I feel stressed. I experience a tension between my internal and external world.

So, if like me you are an introvert dreamer, try to find always a small action out of your introspections or dreams.