What makes a good neighbor?

This prompt was one that I don’t really have an answer for. Introversion is a way of life for me.

I am on disability, but I held down a part-time job for a year and a few months until they refused to accommodate my hours of availability.

I was really shocked at how much I loved interacting with coworkers and the public, but I could only handle it for no more than four hours at a time.

It was the first job I had in years. I would still be working there if they were willing to stick to my availability.

However, it taught me something about myself. Being an introvert is my comfort zone. I was stepping out of my comfort zone and discovering I can handle a little social interaction.

I have no interaction with my neighbors. Mostly because I live in a rural area and houses are spread apart. I also don’t leave my house very often. I walk 2-3 miles a day, but only on a trail my parents made that circles around our two-acre property.

I used to walk around the neighborhood, but I don’t any longer. I live a rather quiet and isolated life. I am back within my comfort zone.

If I were honest with myself, though, I don’t think I am willing to leave my comfort zone again. I know that is a bad thing to have to admit, but I seek honesty in my writing.

I am a writer, and I know that a lot of writers are introverts, so I have to ask myself if I am happy with my lack of socialization.

I am sad to say that I don’t know the answer to that question. I know that I am content this way, but is that only because I am in my comfort zone? Is it healthy? I honestly don’t know.

How about you? Do you interact with your neighbors, or people in general no matter where you are?

I have a very friendly personality and that made me a favorite of my supervisor who was a very hard person to please, and I try to be kind to people when I am at the grocery store or other places.

It’s just in my nature, so why is it that I prefer to be alone?

I know the answer to that question. A lifetime of rejection has made it so isolation is my comfort zone. I don’t risk rejection if I am not putting myself out there.

I just don’t know if that is good for me or not. If I would try to answer this prompt, I guess it would be a neighbor who is friendly and easy to get along with.

The problem is on my end, though, not on my neighbors. I don’t know if I have friendly neighbors or not because I never leave my property.

How about you?