Unafraid

We all have something to share. But we often forget to truly listen and take interest in the life of others.
Lately, I've been so sentimental. About everything... and when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING (I've teared over slow songs, poverty stories, kind acts... You name it). I don't know if it might be my honesty, my strong opinions, or even my uncontrollable expressions, but something seems to be wrong with me. I am just a human being, a person who fails and fails more than she succeeds.
I have a wall protecting me from an unknown menace. Yet I want to be daring. I want to be free from judgement, from attachment, from negative words. I understand that all this will be present in my life, but the freedom which I crave for is personal freedom. Personal strength to take judgments and use them to further my development. Freedom to do as I please without thinking of 'what others might say'. Freedom to feel good about the person I am and the things I do and say. Freedom from expectations and disconnected thoughts that become a weight on my shoulders; a weight that has been placed by other souls who wish to ease their strain on others. I don't want to be part of this slave-like feeling of acceptance and conformity.
I want to walk into the light and be unafraid. Soon, I will.
Happy Thursday,
MB
Take a moment to Listen.