Well that's not me at all. I wear my emotions on my sleeves and tell the whole world all my personal business
I can be alone for days, but I do get lonely.
I was reading a little more on another site, and it said you know your element personality by your animal sign or birthday, the season you were born in. I'm Tiger, and Tiger is Wood. I was also born in the Spring, and Spring is Wood.
I wonder if my job is effecting how I answered the questions on the quiz. Right now all I want to do is get as far away from people as possible and I could care less about any of them, haha. I've completely detached myself and am somewhat of a robot at the register, lol. Guess I'm having a Metal moment, haha.
Maybe that's a good thing though, it helps me get through the day and keeps me from quitting on the spot. Although a true Metal would quit, simply because being here no longer serves a purpose... unless of course the purpose is to have daily headaches, haha. The spiritual aspect of Metal does fit for the most part though. I haven't traveled to India, but I have sought out spiritual mentors and have the tendency to live in the spiritual world, striving towards ascension. And I've let go of relationships because they didn't serve a higher purpose.
I'm definitely Water, and I believe I have aspects of Earth, especially when it comes to the organs, and the codependency when I'm out of balance. Wood is how I see my inner spirit, but I'm not quite there yet, I pretty much lack confidence in myself, especially when I don't have others supporting me and encouraging me. There have been times when I go for what I want, but other times when fear and lack of confidence stops me dead in my tracks, especially when it's something I'm not familiar with.
Maybe I need to buy the book, haha.
Oh, and one more thing. I also ruled out Wood because Anger was the related emotion. It takes a lot for me to get angry. Well, not lately... lately I'm getting pissed off every day and being slightly rude to the customers, passive aggressive big time. One of my crew members called me out on it a while back because I did it to her. Most of my life I refused to get angry, or to acknowledge it. It eventually came out in major explosions when I finally did flip my lid, or I'd become passive aggressive.
In the west anger is often misinterpreted and undervalued and made bad. You cannot express is, certainly not when you're a woman, and you are basically taught -directly or indirectly- to suppress it.
But the fact western culture & society made it into something bad doesn't mean it IS bad.
For a Wood especially it is very healthy, if they channel it properly. It can make them creative, perform very well, and function at their best. Then you don't use the power of anger to lash out, to hit, to destroy, but to create.
And I recognise that. I've had my best results and performances -for instance at school- when I was seriously PO at for instance a teacher for what she'd said or done to me.
For Wood is it a good thing, provided they express it in healthy ways. If they don't it can affect their health, the liver & gall bladder are related to that. Suppressed anger, undigested anger & frustration etc.
It isn't necessarily related to the season of birth. In my case that's correct, but like Dondi Dahlin, she's a very strong wood and I happen to have heard the other day she's born in September.
When I did the Wood quiz yesterday I was laughing and giggling non-stop, hihi. Even the things that others wouldn't consider great qualities, I recognised them and they made me laugh.
If you were to be a wood then it doesn't matter whether you're empowered now. You'd still recognise the tendencies & qualities as being the real you. I'm also not 100% confident, but I do know who I truly am even though I daren't always express it.
A few Wood things...
They're never late and hate being late, also if others are late.
They are opiniated, can come across as blunt, but THEY don't feel they are as it isn't meant that way at all.
I definitely recognise that. It's happened more than once that people feel I'm dominant, blunt etc. and me thinking "Are you nuts?!?!!!" I'm so unbelievably vulnerably and sensitive! It can actually hurt me that people think that and clearly don't understand who I am at all.
I think this is typical for Woods. So they have to bear this in mind and soften their expressions.
They can be judgemental when they're not balanced.
Now I always thought this was Taurus, but apparently it's Wood.
A Few Wood questions that might bring clarity whether you are or not:
- I cannot stand when people waste my time
- I am fiercely independent, and I will not be pushed around (even if you're not there yet that you dare express it. For a Wood this will feel familiar)
- I prefer structure and plans to happenstance
- I work very hard, so you'd better have a very good reason for criticising me
- I'm courageous and determined when I feel strongly about a cause
- I have a gift for seeing the big picture when others seem to be mired in the details.
- When I have made a decision it is very difficult to get me to change my stance
- I find it hard to relate to people who don't tell the truth.
Injustice and dishonesty is a big thing for Wood.
And the book... It's well worth the money! Not just to get better insight in Self, but also to be able to understand someone else that's close to you for instance. To understand why they say or do what they do and to not take that personally.
I'm happy I've got it in!