Caring too much and being too nice and getting too invested does not make me weak.
I have always considered myself overly emotional, easily attached, vulnerable,broken.
But there is no reason for me to feel that way.
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I am slowly learning that all of the time I have spent crying does not make me weak.
Getting my heart broken by boys who do not deserve me does not make me weak.
Caring too much and being too nice and getting too invested does not make me weak.
I am slowly learning that it takes strength to survive a broken heart.
Or losing a best friend.
Or the death of a family member.
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It takes strength to keep going when all you want to do is stop, surrender, collapse.
Of course, I still have some of that young girls qualities.
I still feel insecure about my body and experience anxiety in social situations.
I still have doubts about who I am and where I am heading in life.
But today, I am more sure of myself.
Today, I am stronger than I have ever been before.
I am strong enough to tell someone when they have crossed a line.
I am strong enough to walk away from someone who fails to meet my expectations.
I am slowly learning that my soft heart is not a flaw.
It is okay for me to feel.
It takes strength for me to speak my mind, to stay in touch with my emotions.
Every time I attend a job interview.
Every time I have a conversation with a stranger.
Every time I visit a new town alone.
It doesnt matter that those things are easy for everybody else.
They are hard for me, so going through with them is brave.
I can create my own definition of brave.
A girl who is destined to accomplish more than she ever thought possible.
