The Grinch & the Enneagram: Shedding One Bad-Fruit Vine

In our Friday Crew, we went over how the Grinch changed from the meanie who stole everything to the generous heart who gave everything.

Below is one trait for each Enneagram type that could stand to be pruned. (Remember: This is a minimal, simplified edition of personality traits that are common for each Enneagram type.)

Enneagram 1
Trait: Projecting self-judgment onto others.
Prune it: Remind yourself: no one is perfect, including me, and we’re not meant to be.

Enneagram 2
Trait: Living out of personal rejection when someone says, “No, thank you.”
Prune it: Remind yourself: If I value people & relationships, I have to value their boundaries, too.

Enneagram 3
Trait: Communicating the idea that accomplishment matters more than relationship.
Prune it: Remind yourself: I can’t accomplish everything on my own; my relationships with those who support me are important.

Enneagram 4
Trait: Living out of the belief that you’re defective.
Prune it: Remind yourself: You are you, I am me, that’s the way we were meant to be.

Enneagram 5
Trait: Hoarding your presence & energy.
Prune it: Remind yourself: Be where you are, because you can do anything for a little while that you don’t have to do forever.

Enneagram 6
Trait: What If-ing everything to the Nth degree.
Prune it: Remind yourself: Because the universe is infinite, there are infinite possibilities; faith and fact will have to balance & that’s okay.

Enneagram 7
Trait: Hopping off the Bored Train ASAP.
Prune it: Remind yourself: Life can’t be all roses & sun, this too shall pass & you’ll go back to having fun.

Enneagram 8
Trait: Displaying a lack of emotion & a wealth of apathy.
Prune it: Remind yourself: Emotions are not weaknesses, and showing them builds connection.

Enneagram 9
Trait: Not saying “No, thank you” for fear of hurting someone’s feelings.
Prune it: Remind yourself: I am valued for all of me, my yeses & my no’s.

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