There’s currently a thunderstorm going on so naturally I felt inclined to write.
Let’s talk about love. Yeah, there’s a good chance you probably read a lot about love or maybe you just don’t care, but it’s been on my mind lately. I have been one of those people who has always believed that falling in love at a young age is a bad idea. I’m 19 and I’m still changing as a person so I know those around me are as well. Because of this, it often is hard to grow together because usually one ends up taking a path that was not initially intended. I believe with love that we need to “keep it real” and not get lost in romance. I’m a realist, but I’ve realized that thinking this way really does take away an important aspect of life.
I guess somebody has come along that has shown me that I need to reconsider my idea about love. I’m not saying that I’m in love, not yet. What I am saying, is that I’m not pushing the idea away. Here’s the way I see it. If you’re young, maybe any age where you’re still in some sort of school or don’t really have a set plan yet, don’t be searching for love. This is how you come across countless heartbreaks, be taken advantage of and get your hopes up for people far too often. Instead, just keep your heart open. When people seek love, they often get hurt and when it happens enough, they shut down and reject the idea of falling in love all together. Nobody can judge you, being in love and being loved back is an incredible feeling, its totally natural to chase that. You just have to be smart about it.
So yes, keep your heart open. This doesn’t mean let anyone walk all over you, this simply means be willing to get to know people. There has to be a balance. Do not push those away who make an attempt to get to know you, but do not let people in so easily that they can destroy you. You see, becoming close with someone is a great thing. You can develop great relationships, learn from people through their knowledge and experiences or possibly fall in love. Welcome this idea, do not chase it. These strong relationships are not easy to come by so do not force them. If it’s real, it will just come naturally.
Having somebody come into my life that has made me rethink the possibility of love has been a really great experience. Things like this are hard to come by so I know not to take it for advantage. Did I go chasing it? Absolutely not, it really just fell into my hands. So my advice is to sit back and just do your thing. Live your life open to the idea of love, welcoming those who are willing to give it a shot. Do not chase, do not rush to commit, but be willing to share who you are and find out who they are because you never know how they will end up making you feel.
Love doesn’t always end well, if you think about it, it ends poorly more than it ends positively. All that failure is what makes finding it so worth it. The satisfaction of connecting and developing that mutual feeling is incomparable to anything else. Do not let a fear of heartbreak drive you to keeping your guard up and pushing those opportunities away. As I’ve written before, it is necessary to feel everything, the highs and the lows of the emotional spectrum. So please, keep your heart open. Do not chase, just welcome with open arms. You may get hurt, you may fly higher than ever, that’s what makes love so enticing.
