Your Ni Dom

A Black Woman

In this reflection I talk about Kamala Harris, Melissa Harris-Perry, and the complicated identification of being a black woman. This reflection is scheduled to be part one of a series to come.

The INTJ8 in Context

In this reflection I talk about the ways INTJ-me (MBTI) and Type 8-me (Enneagram) interact within a specific context. Part of that context is about home and part of it is about work. Ultimately it is about my master-plan (what I explain as 5.0) and how I manage different emotions, energies and desires as a result.

Social Studies

In this reflection I talk about social studies as a discipline and a department at the high school level. I also talk about the dynamics of being on a social studies team as related to my introversion, my need to be effective, and my passion for learning and perceiving. Finally, I talk about having inferior Se and the way this new assignment, and being in it, will prioritize itself in my mind.

The Psycho-political Dimensions of Play

In this reflection I talk about using Tiktok as a form of play, especially while staying at home during a pandemic. I talk about the notion play being a need of each personality type (as relating to our backseat functions) and the misconception of it being an activity only for children. Finally, I end the reflection linking play to learning and wellness.

Living and Learning with NiSe

In this reflection I talk about the role of extroverted sensing (Se) as an inferior function for INTJs and INFJs. I link this inferior function with introverted intuition (Ni), our driving function, and consider the ways this polarity impacts learning and living.

What to do now?

In this reflection I talk about my childhood experiences as a Type 8 (in the Enneagram system) and how it impacted my first half of life career choices. Now that I'm in the second half of life, committed to transcending the way I was socialized in the first half, I'm no longer tethered to those choices. I end the reflection raising the question about not just what to do (now that I am connected to my higher self) but more about how to do it (while still being connected to the social world in which I was born).

Two Halves of Life

In this reflection I talk about the two halves of life as framed by Father Richard Rohr. I also talk about my Enneagram journey between being big (Type 8) and small (Type 5). Finally, I talk about the liquification process when one moves from the first half of life into the second half.

The Uglies

In this reflection I talk about the ugly part of Enneagram Types 8 and 5. I talk about how I personally connect to those ugly parts and I talk about the value of (for personal growth and for social change) confronting our dark sides.

Anger, Violence and Fighting

In this reflection I talk about anger as relating to Enneagram Types 8 and 5. I talk about anger as relating to boundaries, injustices and violence. Finally I talk about threats and vulnerabilities when children are in physically volatile spaces and the responsibility of adults who are to care for them.

My Connection to Enneagram 8 and 5

In this reflection I talk about the Enneagram personality system (specifically Types 8 and 5) about the Meyers Briggs system (specifically the INTJ) and about the ways that personality theory is essential to personal development and social change.