There are people, people we love, who walk in and out of our lives. How they come and go isn't always relevant, but the impressions they make on our hearts are impossible to ignore.
Sometimes I love too strongly. Sometimes I take drastic leaps of faith. Sometimes I allow my head and heart to dream too big.
And sometimes I get hurt.
I resist the encroaching pain. I ignore the reality.
I kiss the stranger. I befriend the slanderer.
I question my faults. I regret.
But all I can do is stand. Wipe off the mud I've wallowed through. Appreciate. Forgive. Smile.
We were all made to love. And its not a fault, but rather a strength. It complicates life. But the impressions made on our hearts are worth the few complications.
Perhaps my heart randomly begins to ache a little. Perhaps a tear finds its way down my cheek.
But I'll take it -- heartaches, tears and all -- because loving is all worth it.
So I'll love with all my strength. I'll take grand leaps of faith. And I will always dream as big as my head and heart are capable of dreaming.
And I'll be a stronger human being because of it.
Listening to: The Devil's Tears (Angus & Julia Stone)
I should be: sleeping...
Day of the year: 276
