Type Fours are known as the Romantic Individualist
I hope you have someone in your life who is a Type 4 because they make the world a more beautiful place. They are focused on the esthetics of life making everything better by using their creative skills and passions. They are also terrific listeners who can sit with you in your pain without trying to fix you or give advice.
Listen:
Jeff and Beth McCord of Your Enneagram Coach cover all the basics of what it is like to be in your shoes as a Type 4. In this podcast called: The Basics: Type Four, you will learn about your core motivations and also how only Christ can satisfy your core longings.
In this Art of Growth panel of Enneagram 4’s Joel Hubbard talks to three 4s to learn how self-awareness and their emotions can create real beauty in the world. You will be drawn in with their unique and thoughtful communication style.
Watch:
Abbey Howe is a vlogger who shares a light-hearted take on some of the annoying things type 4s do or say.
Watch this movie with Owen Wilson - Midnight in Paris. He is a struggling writer who is smitten with the literary giants of the past. As a Type 4, you will really appreciate the romanticism of Paris and the ideology of his character.
Read:
Drew Larson of Intervarsity wrote a blog post entitled Reflections from an Enneagram Four: Learning Not to Let Emotions Rule. Because type 4s feel all of the emotions more than the rest of us, this is an important exercise to remember.
If you listened to the above podcast on The Art of Growth, you heard them mention this book: The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. One of my favorite friends who is a Type 4 also recommended it. It includes some amazing spiritual practices that take you beyond journaling.
Grow:
Since Type 4’s struggle with comparing themselves with others, remember that Comparison Kills. When you think of envy as the dissatisfaction with who God made you to be, you will have a greater understanding of the lie that is called comparison. When you feel this rising up inside of you, take a moment to stop and capture it. Give it over to Christ and ask Him to fill you with His complete satisfaction of you.