This or That: Which One Are You?

Inside: We’re all unique, with our own individual tastes and personalities. This week, I’ll share a few categories, add my thoughts and then let you chime in with your own personal preferences. ~

As we round the bend from a full April into the busy month of May, it seems like a good time for some light-hearted fare.

I enjoy questions that allow people to get to know one another on new and sometimes deeper levels. So this week, I’m going to throw out some “this-or-that” type options and let you pick which one describes you best.

There are no right or wrong answers, of course. We’re all unique, with our own individual tastes, personalities and preferences. If you find that neither option applies to you, feel free to add your own.

I’ll share a category and then add a few thoughts about it. I’d love for you to do the same in the comments, for any topic that grabs your attention.

Thinker or feeler

Over the years, I’ve gotten more comfortable with my “feeler” side, but I’m sure it comes as no surprise to regular readers that I lean heavily in the “thinker” direction. What I love about this category is that, once we accept that our way of processing isn’t the only or best way, we can learn so much from those who see or feel things differently.

Music or quiet (while writing or reading)

Several decades ago, I literally wore out The Life is Beautiful soundtrack writing a book about infertility. It remains the best writing music of all time, in my humble opinion.

That said, I usually have worship music or hymns playing in the background when I write these days. I mostly tune it out, but sometimes, singing along actually helps me think.

Type or write by hand

Years of scribbling notes at press conferences and newspaper interviews wrecked my handwriting. I’ll jot down lists, menus and notes to myself, but I type pretty much everything else, including my prayer journal.

Mexican or Italian food

I can’t choose between these two. It’s Italian at home and Mexican at restaurants. (Although I do appreciate a good plate of homemade nachos, heavy on the cilantro.)

Worry or doubt

Over the course of my life, worry has always been a much bigger issue than doubt. Not as much now as it used to be, thankfully, although it still rears its ugly head every now and then.

Based on my own limited experience and observations, I have a theory that people either struggle primarily with worry or with doubt. I suppose there are those who have never struggled with either, and some who deal with both. But maybe they are the exception rather than the rule?

I might be wrong about this, so I’d love to know what you think.

Gardening or crafts

There are some seriously crafty people in my family, but I am not one of them. I don’t even have a Pinterest account, if that tells you anything.

It’s gardening all the way for me, as evidenced by the message on my favorite t-shirt: “Easily distracted by plants.”

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Let’s close this little exercise with a few fill-in-the-blanks. (All in good fun, of course.)

There’s a right way and a wrong way to …

Load the dishwasher. (If you happen to have someone in your house who loads it exactly like you do, you have a priceless treasure indeed.)

I don’t know how anyone could not like …

Nuts. Especially in chocolate chip cookies. (Unless you’re allergic. Otherwise, help me understand not liking nuts.)

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Now it’s your turn, friends. Please share your preferences in the comments. I can’t wait to hear what you think.

♥ Lois

P.S. I’m linking up this week with InstaEncouragements, Let’s Have Coffee and Grace & Truth.