I think they are two kinds of… uhmm… never mind, I don’t know how many kinds of people we have in the world. But I think I can say that some fall under either of these; “The Organised” or “The Spontaneous” in different situations they find themselves.

Me as a case study, falls under both in different areas but I’m more of an “Obsessive Planner”. I always want things to go a particular way and most times I feel scared of doing things I didn’t plan to do.

When there’s an unexpected test, an unforeseen holiday such as this very one we all have been forced to have, I always feel pressurised and scared. I’m among those who love to see things coming so I can plan carefully ahead. Truthfully, I’m an “Over-thinker”, “an Analyser”.

I don’t like to make “mistakes”, not even the “smallest” ones. I’m among those who will not want to resolve an issue immediately because I want to think of the best way possible to do it, without mistakes! We love consistency. We are those that ensure all our “Is” are dotted and out “Ts” crossed. We underline all our headings and ensure the lines are straight, we lay our beds smoothly, take note of details and observe those “little” things people don’t, even if we don’t say it. I can keep going but I think I’m even tired. This may seem weird to some of you, but yes, we exist. They call us perfectionists, oh well, what else do we expect to be called?

But in the course of the 19 years I’ve spent on Earth, I’ve come to learn that being The Organised is not always the best option. It makes certain things amazing yes but it also has a way of “destroying” us and those around us; we set these very high standards for ourselves and for others that it ends up making life difficult for us. We tend to do or not do things only if we have every reason to or not to do them. That is a life that can be critical and judgmental for us and our pals.

I personally started to know all these because I’ve really sat back to analyse many things, and my experiences have taught me a lot, not these alone but also because of certain people I listen to; Joyce Meyer being one of my favourites. I have learnt and I’m still learning a lot from her and her life, that I’ve realised I have to calm down and give people the space to be themselves, to have and express their opinions and to do just what they want to; not what I want them to do. You guys can really try her out, trust me you’ll learn a lot;beyond what you expect.
Being The Organised is who I am and who I’ll always be but with a lot of “software upgrade” as time passes.

I can’t say much about The Spontaneous but I know I admire them. They can explore more and their lives are full of adventures, unlike ours. They live in the moment and that is amazing. I don’t think the life of The Spontaneous is full of diamonds and pearls either, I’m pretty sure they have their struggles too. I don’t want to mention anything because I don’t know for sure. You’ll have to help me out with their strengths and weaknesses in the comment section.

I plan (well, I can’t help it) to do some spontaneous things this year. I have a very cool one in mind, but that’ll be story for another day. I’ll tell you how it went after I’ve done it.
I guess the best thing for us all to do is just to keep upgrading our “softwares” into better versions until we probably get the “perfect” mix of both categories; knowing fully well when to be organised and when to be spontaneous.

Please share your views with me. Tell me what category you fall under and how it has been for you. Don’t forget to share with others. Thank You.