Silence is Golden

This week has been very busy . . . I’m at a convention that lasts all week, and I’m working, and I’m spending a lot of time with people, none of whom I’m very close to, although we all get along just fine.

But I’m running up against my natural introversion tendencies, mixed with my desire to NOT be an introvert and somehow suddenly become sparkling and witty and the center of most social interactions. When will I learn that wishing for this is a lost cause?

The theme of this convention, so far, for me, has been kind of crazy hippie talk – at least those are the conversations I’ve been listening to. Really good stuff about living out your Christian values in communities, where everyone shares their stuff and isn’t focused on getting ahead or making money or whatever. I may run off and join a commune (or not). Community living would require interaction with PEOPLE on a regular basis. And I like SOME people, in small doses. So once again my introversion conflicts with what I actually think I should be doing.

I’m exhausted now, and ready to sleep, but I think I’ll try to write up a summary of the event I attended today, which I have to do for work. I don’t want to forget what happened.