Yes, I am a very emotional person, and no, I am not sorry.
Being human is tough sometimes. Who am I kidding- it's tough a lot of the time. Life itself is such a beautiful mess, that it just gets occasionally heavy.
Throughout our lives, people will be placed in our world. Our world will slowly, but damn surely, revolve around these people. You will love and care for them, grow and learn with them, laugh and cry with them. You'll become *emotionally* attached to them.
But here is the hard truth:
If you yell at me, chances are, I will cry.
If I am frustrated, chances are, I will cry.
If I am sad, mad, angry, irritated, I will cry.
If I am happy, content, surprised, I will cry.
If I'm stressed, worried, bothered, I will cry.
If I'm feeling lonely, or missing someone, I will cry.
If I'm having a terrible day, I will cry.
If I'm struggling, I will cry.
If someone else cries, I will cry.
If I disappointed myself or others, I will cry.
Flight home from the best vacation ever, I will cry.
If I think too hard; overthink- which I tend to do a lot, I will cry.
Happy ending to a movie? Sad ending to a movie? I will cry.
Here's the scoop: crying happens more than I'd like to admit. Emotions can be overpowering, dripping tears down your cheek and you can't even control it. Being a highly emotional person, I feel things in a certain way that others may not. I can feel all the things, and I can often sense emotions in my loved ones, too. Unfortunately, some people will look down on those who cry "too often" and tell them, "Don't take it to heart", "it's not a big deal, stop over thinking," "you take things too seriously."
But here's the thing:"Being emotional is being human."
Instead of trying to not feel my emotions, hide or avoid them, I embrace them unapologetically.
I may be viewed as "too much," or my favorite one, a "cry baby;" however, I will not apologize for forming strong emotional connections with places, people, animate or inanimate things, that make separation beyond difficult.
I am vulnerable, fragile, passionate, tender, loyal, realistic, soulful, sensitive, and spiritual. I am human, and I am emotional.
