Your lines really touched me. Please allow me to give just my twopence ... if this comes to your dislike, just delete it - I'd not going to be pissed. So much for preambel.
Being vulnerable does not really go to the core. We all are able to stand the vulnerability as well as the hurt - at least for some time. Trouble is: the more experienced we get the better we know the core of vulnerability is how long it's going to last. We all try to avoid experiences from which we sense 'this has the power to put me off-track for ages'. And this is more than reasonable, if you don't wish to end up in front of a high window ...
Consequently, my advice would be: Take care of yourself first. And don't judge it as being selfish. If you put yourself into circumtances which disable you of taking care of yourself you will not be able of taking care of others anymore. Let's make it clear: Take it - by all means - slow. Take YOUR time. Best whishes. Have tons of luck!
dislike? no ma'm. you hit the nail on the head - repeatedly. not taking care of myself? been there, done that, don't want to go there again. with tons of luck I 'll actually wake up one morning and realize that I actually learned something from past mistakes. so far it's looking good :)
on the contrary
Being vulnerable does not really go to the core. We all are able to stand the vulnerability as well as the hurt - at least for some time. Trouble is: the more experienced we get the better we know the core of vulnerability is how long it's going to last. We all try to avoid experiences from which we sense 'this has the power to put me off-track for ages'. And this is more than reasonable, if you don't wish to end up in front of a high window ...
Consequently, my advice would be: Take care of yourself first. And don't judge it as being selfish. If you put yourself into circumtances which disable you of taking care of yourself you will not be able of taking care of others anymore. Let's make it clear: Take it - by all means - slow. Take YOUR time. Best whishes. Have tons of luck!
on the contrary, too