Have you ever heard of The Enneagram before?  I had, years and years ago. Yet although familiar with the term I only had a vague idea of what it was. Then this last week while listening to a podcast interview by author Brene Brown she mentioned that she had taken the test.  When asked what she learned from it she said, “It pissed me off!”  She went on to say that it told her some things about herself that she didn’t really want to admit.  So call me crazy, but the idea that a test can help reveal parts of ourselves to ourselves, captivated me.  From there you can guess what I’ve been doing ever since.  And once you know my “type number” you can easily see why I found it fascinating. [Read more…]