I have learned a lot about myself by taking 'personality tests'. Anyone who knows me knows I love the Myers Briggs and Enneagram Tests. My mother says, 'There she goes speaking in numbers and letters.' :)
It really is a joy for me to study these things, I love studying peoples brains and learning how they are wired. It really does help me learn how to love them better. Not to box them into some
thing but to learn what their tendencies are so that I can work with someone better. For example. If I know that my friend is a 'J' (Myers Briggs Judging), I will know that they like punctuality and so I will make an extra effort to be on time to our meetings, whereas other friends will probably be 10 minutes later than me so I can be late. I love my friend by being on time because it means that I care...to them. This is a very simple and not perfect example.
ANYWAY
I have recently taken the Love Language Test on line and I learned even more things about me. I thought that hands down my love language would be touch, by a mile...but after really thinking through things it is not. It is quality time. I love nothing more than sitting with someone...talking or in silence...touching or not...on Skype or at my house. I just love quality time. Which explains why I always end my day on FaceTime or Skype with friends and family members. It helps me feel like I am there with them even though we are thousands of miles apart.
So I encourage you to do this for yourself and for your community. It can really help you learn about yourself and about those around you.
Myers Briggs
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
Enneagram
(not easy to find on line free but that app is wonderful and 99 cents)
Love Language
http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/
