a couple years ago i wrote a post declaring that avoiding awkwardness was not my entire purpose in life.
today i take a similar stand, but possibly a slightly more delicate one. today i declare that it is not my life's purpose to avoid getting hurt.
before you protest, or point out that i shouldn't sacrifice my safety (physical or emotional), just know that i know already. i realize that there are a lot of legitimate dangers out there to which it would be extremely unwise to lower my guard. this isn't exactly about that though.
i don't particularly enjoy pain. emotionally, i'm maybe more
sensitive to it than many. i am aware that i'm very capable of being
hurt without anyone's knowledge or malicious intention. but even when i
want to shy away or withdraw from situations for fear that i will get hurt, i need
to remember that sometimes, some things are more important than getting
through unscathed.
this post is as much a reminder and goal for myself as it is a marker.
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