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Theme of the Day: Trait of Openness, 22.4 - Sensitivity

Trait 22 - Grace

Trait of Openness - Sharing Spirit with Others

A quality of behavior best suited in handling mundane and trivial situations. The emotional spirit conditions how receptive others will be to mutation.

Trait 63 < Trait 22 > Trait 36

Life Work Theme of: Rulership, Grace

Purpose fulfilled through Mind

This Trait is part of the Strength of Socialness - Openness as a Social Being, linking Communication & Action (Trait 12) to Emotional Intelligence (Trait 22). Trait 22 is part of the Individual (Knowing) Circuit with the keynote of empowerment.

Trait 22 combines the potential for emotional openness through listening, with a social grace and charm that is highly attractive to others, when it is in the right mood. When our mood changes, however, a dramatically different and sometimes antisocial side of us may emerge. Our emotional awareness matures over time as we become comfortable with moving into our depth along the emotional wave. By allowing our depth to mellow with age in the company of our creative muse, we refine our timing and release our truth precisely when society is ready for it. Recognizing and acting on that timing is dependent on honoring our mood. Our openness, and our attentiveness to what is essential and new for others, are gifts of grace which even impact strangers.

Those who carry this trait listen to others until they complete what they are saying, making what they have to say naturally come second. This is grace in action, as well as the key to our own empowerment. In fact, it is our responsibility and privilege to use our social listening skills in a way that makes change available to others. Without the 12th  trait, we may know what we feel, but not how to express it verbally. Because silence makes us nervous, what we fear most is that there is nothing worthwhile to listen to.


Quality 4 - Sensitivity
The modification of behaviour to enrich interactions.

Elevation: A mediumistic simplicity that rejects elaborate rituals. The possibility of social openness through the rejection of formality.

Challenge: An over-reliance on the mechanics of style that can abort potentially significant relationships. The limitation of social openness through the need for formality.


The Theme of the Day reflects the neutrino influence on humanity as we move through the Traits and Qualities of the yearly cycle. These daily themes are potentials that you can witness in others and the world around you, and, if correct for you, as you follow your individual Decision-Making Strategy, may become a part of your experience as well.

These themes and qualities may also be found in your personal Career Design. Following the BG5 Live Theme of the Day is a great way understand deeper aspects of ourselves and others.

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