As A Parent, If Give Yourself What

Or At School You Might Have Been Prodded To Come “out Of Your Shell”—that Noxious Expression Which Fails To Appreciate That Some Animals Naturally Carry Shelter Everywhere They Go, And That Some Humans Are Just The Same.

I Had Always Imagined Rosa Parks As A Stately Woman With A Bold Temperament, Someone Who Could Easily Stand Up To A Busload Of Glowering Passengers. But When She Died In 2005 At The Age Of Ninety-two, The Flood Of Obituaries Recalled Her As Soft-spoken, Sweet, And Small In Stature. They Said She Was "timid And Shy" But Had "the Courage Of A Lion." They Were Full Of Phrases Like "radical Humility" And "quiet Fortitude.

...if You Can Think Of Meetings You've Attended, You Can Probably Recall A Time - Plenty Of Times - When The Opinion Of The Most Dynamic Or Talkative Person Prevailed To The Detriment Of All.

When You Go To A Football Game And Someone Offers You A Beer [...], They're Really Saying Hi, Have A Glass Of Extroversion.

As A Young Boy, Charles Darwin Made Friends Easily But Preferred To Spend His Time Taking Long, Solitary Nature Walks. (as An Adult He Was No Different. “my Dear Mr. Babbage,” He Wrote To The Famous Mathematician Who Had Invited Him To A Dinner Party, “i Am Very Much Obliged To You For Sending Me Cards For Your Parties, But I Am Afraid Of Accepting Them, For I Should Meet Some People There, To Whom I Have Sworn By All The Saints In Heaven, I Never Go Out.”)