'some of these both excite and calm me:  BUTTS  bodies  brains  community gardens  camping  camping with dogs  hiking with dogs  chillin with animals|||I would hope that no one engages the INTP's baiting and Christianity 101 b.s. ...... That will go nowhere.|||I hope I am not being misunderstood. Cause and effect is what gives way to life, and then the individual can apply whatever cosmic ontology (religion, mythology, philosophy) and their own...|||Thanks for helping me with my....  Coherence . Cough.|||Oh. For some reason I had it in my mind that Cosmology meant any origin-story and not just the scientific.   What I meant was: Cause and effect results in life.  Then someone can apply whatever...|||seriously?|||I should show this to all potential friends and suitors. :p   And why did I almost cry twice during this? lol. feelings~|||Cause and effect is one simple answer. You can apply the cosmic ontology of your choice.|||A bit of inspiration and truth about spiritual health...    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq2ddUbzRgA   How much can you grow in one lifetime?|||My senses are all pretty keen... Over the years I've come across those that 'stand out of the crowd' to me, and I know that pursuing them would be deeply meaningful. They're all different versions of...|||It involved a person that has been a longtime idealized sexual object, as he is someone untouchable that I've had a huge crush on since high school... I got a lot of the physical and metaphysical...|||Interesting. I like this approach and will share it with my NT friends. Do you have resources where I can read more about this?   IMO I'm with you up until the point that you assert that the True...|||StElmosDream Always accepted. I just had the beeeest non-sex dream I could have had. Maybe that was a gift of your intention!    Kerik_S Happyyy for you! I need to find me one of those.|||tired of talkkkkkinggggg.  too many peopppppleeeeeeeeee.   just want to cuddleeeeeeeee  with someone who isn't gross|||There is a huge problem with white supremacy being the dominant culture in the United States (and arguably abroad). It creates racism, unjust economic and political systems, destroys the environment...|||I don't really ignore or forget anyone. Sometimes my long-distance friends and I go aaages without contacting each other because we're busy living life. Then we send a massive e-mail of updates every...|||Life affirming! Thank you so much for this.|||Yes! I do yoga and that is meditative on its own. It does often lead to a deeper meditative practice! I am a big fan of hindu philosophy and vedantic meditation, but Buddhist philosophy has also been...|||On paper it does seem heartless, but I think I know what you mean. My grandparents lived with me from the time I was a baby until I was about 9 years old. When they moved to another country, I missed...|||Actually I do have a mask where I am more put together on the outside than I am on the inside. No biggie. The ideal version of me that I sometimes put forward is still me... I use it to avoid...|||Koheleth  54-46 ThatsMyNumber (hello reggae fan)   Sources of personal growth are hard to let go. I learned a lot from my ISTP in some very challenging ways. I am forever changed! Love that sucker...|||INFJs are pretty skilled at being unseen or instantly forgotten (<--- there's a ninja or samurai term for this-- what is it?!). But why would I ever want to hide?! Unless I am under threat of...|||Yes to all of this!***   I would still encourage OP to give it a try for the experience and maybe come out of it with some friends and/or good stories ;p|||The same constant passive experience and 'limbic indexing' happens to me, too. I often forget I'm doing it. It gets tiring, and I'm trying to learn how to turn it off without completely detaching. I...|||I'd say give it a go! I was on OKCupid several years ago. This was back when I was having a hard time meeting people. With OKCupid, the way you craft your profile will really matter in terms of the...|||Interesting! I may look it up. And I agree. Things just are. Also: Past is prologue. Hope those that are struggling find ideas that resonate and lift them up.|||I won't derail the thread with Zen talk, but I'd never heard of the cinema effect before. Sounds similar to the reason why AUM is considered a four-syllable word. The fourth syllable: the unstruck...|||:hampster:  I recently split up with my partner of almost 5 years. It was an opposite's attract scenario (probable ISTP). Five years is a long time. Silly me, I thought we could work through...|||Yes, I love it, too! The overthinker in me is always wary that the ENFP won't know how to moderate or be more selective in what comes out of their mouths, based on their extrovertedness. It's just...|||Disconnectedness isn't strictly type-related, but in the INFJ context I do feel like there's a desire to always have an escape route, too. We may check out of a situation in order to process all the...|||But, yeah, I think it's an INFJ thing... In my experience I have relied on others to extend themselves to me. I got tired of the wrong people extending themselves in the wrong ways. So I've learned...|||Regarding feeling disconnected from the world: Yes, sometimes my mind reinforces the seeming solidity of a 'world I have no place in' with people I 'have no connection to.' It can be quite daunting...|||http://i.imgur.com/yIngXFS.jpg   http://i.imgur.com/yDQpLNv.jpg|||http://i.imgur.com/rME8OVY.jpg|||I think all 'life,' meaning everything that is manifest, is meant to give shape to the unmanifest-- that quality of awareness that everything is soaked in. The material world turns universal, cosmic...|||Lately, yes. When I sleep outdoors (camping) my clock gets reset so that I am a productive morning person :) I should probably start setting an alarm so I can get up earlier and do what I need to do....|||Have you guys seen this? You can now be buried in a biodegradable urn with the tree seed of your choice! (Why wouldn't you simply arrange to do this yourself though?)   ----> urnabios dot com   (...|||Never used to think about death as a child. Didn't grow up with any pets (besides fish and lizards). Didn't lose anyone close to me until I was in high school. That was a surreal experience. We all...|||Did not realize all INFJs were so adorable and attractive!!!! :)|||I feel a pretty big kinship with first responders (police, firemen, paramedics)! I sometimes work in end-of-life care, and it is indeed really comforting to cross paths with others who confront death...|||Part of my work in healthcare involves end-of-life care, so yeah. I guess so. The #1 reaction I get when people learn what I do is, Oh, that's hard. And yes, it can be. But for a long time I was...|||I've only known a couple confirmed ENFPs, but they've always been observant, inclusive, sensitive and sweet. My INFJ senses make me feel like I may (frequently? being pessimistic) get exhausted by...|||Roughly 30% of my friends that know their types are INFP compared to an estimated 4% of the general population. A decent number of NTs.|||Good stuff, Stephanie... I have had a problem with laziness since middle school (probably as a consequence of traditional academic culture and societal pressures unaligned with my personality). If...|||Oh, I didn't interpret this as a sweeping generalization of the Fe attribute... I interpreted this to be a response to a specific situation. But yeah the sentence Fe gives emptily does not...|||True that, Cagnazzo. I genuinely like the people I work with and I'm frustrated that it isn't easy for me to just frikkin smile sometimes.|||Oh GOD, this. This makes me feel less alone and I'm glad I signed up for an account....  I think Zosio pegged it.   In the past I've internalized that response to my personality. But I'm working on...|||Some of these responses were really great. I just vented about this very thing in the Venting Post! I think INFJs are quite comfortable being single inasmuch as it is a 'safe' place to be, and we...|||First post! I need to vent. I've been attracting way too many INTJ and INTP types and they offer me no outlet for spiritual or abstract discussion or the kind of energetic exchange/release I'm...'