Your first name of Shanterya has made you happiest when you are expressing in some creative, artistic way, and not conforming to strict routine. However, self-consciousness, at times, prevents you from feeling at ease in positions of impromptu self-expression. People tend to be guarded in handling your over-sensitive qualities. When you are with acquaintances and strangers, you tend to be reserved and reticent, shy and secretive but, on the other hand, with close friends you can sometimes be the life of the party, expressive, humorous, dramatic, and fun-loving. You are deep, philosophical, and refined, but your extremely sensitive nature causes you to become depressed and self-pitying over any real or imagined slight. You are happiest when you are expressing in some artistic way, free from monotony and detail. You love to argue and can be strong-willed, but you are easily hurt by the comments of others. You find it difficult to say “no” and mean it. You find the beauties of nature, fine music, art, and literature--all the deeper things of life--inspiring. The reserved, sensitive side of your nature brings aloneness and friction into your life, although you crave affection and understanding.