Comments on: The Power of People Who Are “Down”

By: MelanieW

MelanieW — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:05:00 +0000

Thank you for this. It´s made me realise something that I find it hard to accept that people are different. I find it difficult to understand why people ´can´t be bothered´ and now you have explained it!

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By: Web secrets

Web secrets — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:50:00 +0000

Yah! You are right Grace, balance and the capability to absorb changes in our life and how we deal on it, is the key.

You’re such a great writer and adviser as well. So fantastic, you just inspired me. Thanks!

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:44:00 +0000

Angela, there are definitely times when me (a “down” person) just doesn’t feel up to it. But overall, it’s easy to spot those who just don’t want to push the boundary as much and those who do EVERYTHING. I bet finding a balance, is key. Especially as our lives and responsibilities change.

By: Angela C.

Angela C. — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:19:00 +0000

I am a little of both and I tend to befriend people who are both. As an introvert I am not down as much as some people but I definitely love people and have a pretty large capacity to DO!

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:30:00 +0000

Aw, thank you so much. So happy to meet via Reverb, welcome and hello!

It’s an interesting “problem” to have and I finally realized our differences that we all have different capacities. It was a big hump I had to overcome. Thanks for sharing your story too.

Nice to “meet” come back anytime xo

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:24:00 +0000

Love this post! I nodded all the way through while reading it.

I’m definitely down, and it’s caused problems with friends who aren’t. I was actually engaged to someone who was a great guy, but I decided wasn’t for me. I couldn’t put my finger exactly on why – I always wanted to try new things and DO things, while he wanted to spend every evening watching TV – but this beaker analogy is spot-on.

I’m loving your work, Grace, and so glad I discovered you via #reverb10!

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