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Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?

It all started as a joke a few years ago. I was messaging my now girlfriend about being that weird friend following her around campus. To distract the other students from her, since she felt anxious in social situations, I joked I’d wear a funny hate and a penguin onsie and slide around the halls. No one would be looking at her! The joke only grew after moving in together. I actually bought a penguin onsie and changed my Minecraft skin to my character wearing said penguin onsie! The more we joked about it, the more I pushed that I was secretly a penguin in my soul. I asked my friends if they’d still love me as a penguin and started to get more excited about penguin themed items. My girlfriend going as far as to get me stickers and look into a penguin squishmallow.

I took multiple spirit animal quizzes, and I got a different answer every time. So, I decided it was better to take it into my own hands and looked into the peguin spirit animal after my girlfriend looked up the personality of the squishmallow!

If you’re the type who likes to dive right into things, consider the penguin. This bird has a reputation for its love of swimming and is also a very social creature. Penguins also have innate problem-solving skills and are not afraid to take risks. The penguin is an excellent choice if you’re looking for an animal that embodies determination and perseverance.

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/penguin-spirit-animal-symbolism-meaning/

My only qualm with this analysis is being a “social creature.” I am good at socializing and enjoy making others laugh, but I am still an introvert and perfer to stay in my bed with my warm blankets and pillows than out in the real world. I often find myself second-guessing a lot of the things I say or do, mostly because I am very impulsive and saying or doing things that upset people. I am trying! I swear! It’s just hard! My brain doesn’t always think that the words I just said out loud are not as humorous in your mind as they are in mine and you don’t understand how I got to that point but I promise you there’s a connection! Anyone else with ADHD can probably relate to this issue though, it’s a common problem!

All socializing issues aside, I do find myself facinated by water. I love holding my hands on the water without breaking the surface tension. It’s so smooth and comforting in a way I can’t entirely explain. There’s just something so peaceful about being surrounded by water and allowing yourself to float knowing it’ll carry you. It’s a vital part of life and is depicted as a healing source in some fictional worlds. Water is a cleansing powerful force. It is patient and adaptive to any situation. I suppose if I had to choose an element, I would choose water.

I also prefer the cold. A simple phrase I continue to use when discussing summer versus winter “you can keep adding layers, but there are only so many you can take off.” I love snuggling up in a warm bed and fuzzy pajamas drinking cocoa or tea. Warm foods and beverages are just better when used to contrast the frigid air! Nothing beats a warm bath on a wintry evening. I like finding ways to make myself warm and comfortable under the weight of many blankets while wearing thick or fuzzy pajamas. It’s a major sensory mood that I just can’t get in warmer weather. I hate getting all sweaty. The heat just frustrates me. I need to breathe in the cold air. I don’t care if it makes my eczema or asthma act up a bit, at least there are less bugs!

Now, the actual personality type, I have discussed this in other posts as well, my writing career has never been an easy path. Not a lot of people see writing as a real job so I find my support for my dreams very limited. Despite countless people telling me I couldn’t, I still choose to get up and fight for my passions. While my motivation may seem limited in a lot of ways, once I set my mind to something, nothing can stop me. I have gone as far as searching every avenue for years to find a particular comic series from Italy before purchasing the entire collection. I have scoured the internet for versions of discontinued Facebook games I played as a kid and built my collection. These may seem small and silly to some people, but I was determined to get my hands on these things and I have them now. If I am willing to spend literal years just to find a good copy of a comic book series based on some show I watched as a kid (all of the free versions on the internet ended up being out of order) then you better believe I’m going to find a way to make my dreams and passions for ten years come true one day.

I do have a habit of diving into various new projects, which is how I have about a few dozen half finished short stories scattered across various accounts. Again, I know this to be an ADHD trait of getting hyperfixated on something, working nonstop on that particular thing for like a week and then never touching it again, which is how I end up with so many different unfinished art and writing projects. I get all excited about something and get started and stop messing with it for a while. I posted the first episode of my podcast three years ago because I was excited and wanted to try it out. I still haven’t gotten everything together for the next episode but I’d like to have a few episodes lined up before I start uploading again so I have a buffer for times when I’m not all together.

Another interesting facet about the penguin spirit animals, they tend to mate for life. Except for the emperor penguins, they’re total play boys, but the other penguins find love and stick with each other until death. Once I’m in a realtionship, I am fully in it. My girlfriend and I knew each other for about ten years before we started dating and I know she’s my soulmate! I don’t usually start planning wedding before dating someone a full year, then again I hadn’t pictured a wedding at all until I started dating her. It’s still a process, but I know she is my forever person.

All jokes aside, the more I read about the penguin spirit animal, the more it resonates with me. I’m coming back as a penguin in my next life, if I somehow get a choice in the matter. Although, I don’t know how I feel about swimming away from lepoard seals all the time. At least I can get lot of snuggles with my friends while I’m on land!