isfx

I try not to focus too much on personality typing because it's easy to go too far in creating unmoving boxes for myself and others.  Yet, every once in awhile I look at it all again and I find a bit of clarity.  I have always tested as an ISFJ, but have frequently considered that personality type to be boring and wondered if I could be something more wonderful like an ISFP.  Then I have analyzed what types others must be and looked at the type relationships between those.  Sometimes I get far too caught up and I have to stop and put it all out of my mind for a time.  This morning, in some just-got-up hazy confusion and feeling a need for peace of mind and clarity I read through type descriptions again and realized that ISFJ does fit me pretty well.  ISFP fits me alright, too, but I think I do lean more J.  I'm not as adventurous and spur of the moment as I would like to believe.  Regardless, I am certainly an ISF.  The last letter is a bit fuzzy sometimes.  I find typing useful in understanding myself better and having a starting point for understanding other people.  I think it is just that, a starting point for understanding, not a palm reading or something that says exactly how your life with turn out.  It categorizes the way a person understands and interacts with life.  I find it useful for reminding me of my downfalls as well as my strengths, that I might better interact with people and with life.