Take this brief moment out of your day to get to know yourself. Here is an easy exercise in visualization that may reveal things about yourself you've never realized. This was always one of my favorite personality tests as a kid and if you haven't experienced it yet, I think you absolutely should. It is based on the psychological symbols and archetypes we all carry inside us and that affect how we live our lives. Obviously, it's not fool proof. But the results have often been surprising.

Read the question. Close your eyes and let the images come naturally. DON'T OVER THINK IT!

1. Imagine you are walking in a beautiful forest with someone. Who are you walking with?

2. As you stroll you come across an animal. What kind of animal is it?

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing and before you is your Dream House. Describe its size.

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?

6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the dining table. Describe what you see on AND around the table. Don't over-think it.

7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass is a cup. What material is the cup made of?

8. What do you do with the cup?

9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. What type of body of water is is it?

10. How will you cross the water?

SELF-ANALYSIS

Your answers reveal your greatest concerns and life values.

1. The person who you are walking with is the most important person in your life.

2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your problems.

3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how you deal with your problems. (passive/aggressive)

4. The size of your dream house is representative of the size of your ambition to resolve your problems.

5. No fence is indicative of an open personality. People are welcome at all times. The presence of a fence indicates a closed personality. You'd prefer people not to drop by unannounced.

6. If your answer did not include food, people, or flowers, then you are generally unhappy.

7. The durability of the material with which the cup is made of is representative of the perceived durability of your relationship with the person named in number 1. For example, styrafoam, plastic, and paper are all disposable, styrofoam, paper and glass are not durable, and metal and plastic are durable.

8. Your disposition of the cup is representative of your attitude towards the person in number 1.

9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your desire for love.

10. How wet you get in crossing the water is indicative of the relative importance of your love life.