pronounced: Venn zeek leept oon kraft fair-may-lin...or something like that

In Chorus, we currently have 3 songs. In 4 languages. German, French (or Latin...the choir is split in two for this one), Hebrew and English. Gotta love the concerts were Mrs. Akers decides she wants foreign languages.

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Whenever I eat cookie dough ice cream, I feel like an archaeologist. Mmmm...cookie chunks...

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I have issues with...

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Enneagram Personality Type
Type 1: 1
Type 2: 1
Type 3: 4
Type 4: 7
Type 5: -5
Type 6: -2
Type 7: 1
Type 8: 4
Type 9: -3

Type 1: The Reformer. The rational, idealistic type.
Type 2: The Helper. The caring, nurturing type.
Type 3: The Motivator. The adaptable, success-oriented type.
Type 4: The Artist. The intuitive, reserved type.
Type 5: The Thinker. The perceptive, cerebral type.
Type 6: The Skeptic. The committed, security-oriented type.
Type 7: The Generalist. The enthusiastic, productive type.
Type 8: The Leader. The powerful, aggressive type.
Type 9: The Peacemaker. The easygoing, accommodating type.

The Achiever (the Three)
Achivers are energetic, optimistic, self-assured, and goal oriented.

How to Get Along with Me :

Leave me alone when I am doing my work.

Give me honest, but not unduly critical or judgmental, feedback.

Help me keep my environment harmonious and peaceful.

Don't burden me with negative emotions.

Tell me you like being around me.

Tell me when you're proud of me or my accomplishments.

What I Like About Being a Three:

being optimistic, friendly, and upbeat

providing well for my family

being able to recover quickly from setbacks and to charge ahead to the next challenge

staying informed, knowing what's going on

being competent and able to get things to work efficiently

being able to motivate people

What's Hard About Being a Three:

having to put up with inefficiency and incompetence

the fear on not being -- or of not being seen as -- successful

comparing myself to people who do things better

struggling to hang on to my success

putting on facades in order to impress people

always being "on." It's exhausting.

Threes as Children Often:

work hard to receive appreciation for their accomplishments

are well liked by other children and by adults

are among the most capable and responsible children in their class or school

are active in school government and clubs or are quietly busy working on their own projects

Threes as Parents:

are consistent, dependable, and loyal

struggle between wanting to spend time with their children and wanting to get more work done

expect their children to be responsible and organized

The Romantic (the Four)
Romantics have sensitive feelings and are warm and perceptive.

How to Get Along with Me:

Give me plenty of compliments. They mean a lot to me.

Be a supportive friend or partner. Help me to learn to love and value myself.

Respect me for my special gifts of intuition and vision.

Though I don't always want to be cheered up when I'm feeling melancholy, I sometimes like to have someone lighten me up a little.

Don't tell me I'm too sensitive or that I'm overreacting!

What I Like About Being a Four:

my ability to find meaning in life and to experience feeling at a deep level

my ability to establish warm connections with people

admiring what is noble, truthful, and beautiful in life

my creativity, intuition, and sense of humor

being unique and being seen as unique by others

having aesthetic sensibilities

being able to easily pick up the feelings of people around me

What's Hard About Being a Four:

experiencing dark moods of emptiness and despair

feelings of self-hatred and shame; believing I don't deserve to be loved

feeling guilty when I disappoint people

feeling hurt or attacked when someone misundertands me

expecting too much from myself and life

fearing being abandoned

obsessing over resentments

longing for what I don't have

Fours as Children Often:

have active imaginations: play creatively alone or organize playmates in original games

are very sensitive

feel that they don't fit in

believe they are missing something that other people have

attach themselves to idealized teachers, heroes, artists, etc.

become antiauthoritarian or rebellious when criticized or not understood

feel lonely or abandoned (perhaps as a result of a death or their parents' divorce)

Fours as Parents:

help their children become who they really are

support their children's creativity and originality

are good at helping their children get in touch with their feelings

are sometimes overly critical or overly protective

are usually very good with children if not too self-absorbed


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They donate $1 for every click on the ribbon, so get clickin'!! October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month...I've been wearing my pink ribbon (pin) every day.

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S'all folks!