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that we based our decisions mostly by what we felt was humane
rather than on what was just. We were more subjective than objective
in our decision making. Being a perceiver, I am more inclined to
adapt as I go and have more open options in my life, whereas Fred,
being a judger, was more apt to want to plan ahead and have closure
and be decisive.

Learning about my personality type made a huge impact on
me, especially learning that I was an introvert. I was so ecstatic to
know that my dislike for being in groups wasn’t some sort of
emotional handicap. Twenty-five percent of the population are
introverts. That means that the seventy-five percent who are
extroverts basically rule the world. So, all our schools, churches and
public organizations are set up to appeal to extroverts. No wonder I
thought something was wrong with me and that I felt like a misfit in
public situations most of my life. Most extroverts do think there’s
something wrong with introverts. They’ve never had to learn to adapt
to an introverted world like introverts have had to do in their
extroverted one! Thirteen percent of the population is Fred’s ESFJ
personality type, whereas only one percent of the population

We both liked the Salisbury area. It reminded us a lot of what
it was like growing up at the Jersey Shore before it started becoming a
bedroom community for commuters to New York City. Josh was
nine years old and we weren’t pleased with what we saw happening in
the neighborhoods and schools where we lived in New Jersey.
Salisbury seemed like a nicer, gentler place to raise our son. So, we
bought a beautiful lakefront property and made the move to
Maryland, just in time to enroll him into fourth grade. I completed
my training and was given the Counseling Center’s approval to do lay
primal counseling. Fred eventually found a position as a salesman at
a local roof truss and floor joist company.