“Being tender and open is beautiful...Don’t let someone steal your tenderness. Don’t allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart. Nothing is more powerful than allowing yourself to truly be affected by things. Whether it’s a song, a stranger, a mountain, a rain drop, a tea kettle, an article, a sentence, a footstep, feel it all – look around you. All of this is for you. Take it and have gratitude. Give it and feel love."
This quote presents an idea truly worth considering. Being open and vulnerable is certainly the more risky option, but it is arguably the more beautiful one as well. I cannot always be this way, but there is a part of me that envies those who are. It is certainly true that we should never let someone else, or a circumstance, or event in our lives steal our tenderness. It is easy to be embittered by life; however, this is allowing outside influences to turn us into someone we would never have wanted to be. Don't allow anything to do this to you. Do not allow anything this triumph or power over you. Grow from every experience and allow it to make you a better person. This way you are not trodden over, but remain standing tall. I still struggle to follow my own advice in this area, but it is worthwhile to practice and to ponder.
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