A great sign of our times is that Mary Oliver's "tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild & precious life?" is often quoted as a form of pressure to do some grand thing, when the grand thing Oliver did in her poem is watch grasshoppers, & something akin to prayer.
A Christianity rooted in patriarchy will always define women first and foremost by their relationship to men.
A Christianity rooted in the gospel of Jesus will see women first and foremost as human beings created in God’s image.
May we understand the difference.
Introverts want a quiet life. No drama. No games. No stress. Just peace and good vibes. Doing their thing. Chilling & vibing. Sitting on the porch, deep conversations with a loved one, sipping tea, and watching the sun go down in silence. A simple life. That's all they want.
J. R. R. Tolkien had the right idea: cultivate a very niche obsession, trick a university into paying you to study that obsession, spend your days scribbling down stories about elves in secret and become a legend.