To the person who thinks too much,

This one's for you.

I know right at this moment you're probably dissecting something that happened to you in the last twenty four hours that has you rattled. Whether it be something big and life-changing or something as small as making awkward eye contact with someone, it still matters to you. It all matters to you, and that's not always a bad thing.

It's great that you can be so caring and considerate of the others around you to the extent where you watch what you say and you listen to everyone. That's an admirable quality in today's society, if I'm being honest. A lot of people couldn't be that way. However, sometimes I feel as though you are so conscious of the others and the world around you that you tend to forget about the thing that matters most — yourself.

It isn't always healthy to analyze your entire existence. By breaking down all these pieces of your life, you sometimes lose the beauty in it. Being the realist that you are, you tend to always prepare for that worst case scenario. It doesn't make you a negative person, it just makes you spare yourself from being let down in the end. With that being said, there can also be a flip side to this. You sometimes forget that great things could come out of it, too. I don't want you to ever think that they can't.

Your mind is wired so that your automatic reaction is to analyze after you do something and figure out what went right and wrong. And I know how badly you just want to let it go and act like it doesn't bother you. But we both know it does. It's hard to be spontaneous and just do something because it feels good and because you wanted to. You can't just do something and walk away from it like nothing happened. That's not you.

I know it's hard to go with the flow and to live life without your little outline of what's expected. Spontaneity is scary because you never know what is going to walk through that door or how to handle it. But if there's one thing I've definitely learned, it's that there is no manual to life. As much as we wish there were, there just isn't. You can't predict everything, and I won't tell you to stop trying because that would be absolutely fruitless. It's how you are.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you shouldn't change who you are; you just have to be aware of who you are. You get yourself all worked up and stressed over something that could be just a small blimp on the radar. Sometimes you have to think and say is it really this bad or am I just letting my mind go a mile a minute?

Usually, it's the latter statement. Just remember not to panic too soon because you often don't have all of the information yet. I know being an analytical person is hard because I am one. I understand that familiar panic over things not going right or someone being so vague it hurts. I'm not here to tell you you're crazy or you should stop talking to yourself.

I'm here to tell you that people are going to be people. I've come to the conclusion it may be pointless to try and understand them now. They could mean a thousand different things in one sentence, so why waste your thoughts on them? Because you overthink things, that's why you'll do it.

Throughout my experiences, the only advice I can give you, my friend, is to surround yourself with a good group of people who will be honest with you and tell you when you're being crazy.

If you take one thing away from this article, I hope it's this: not everyone is going to understand you, half the time you don't even understand you, and that's OK. You don't have to know everything, you'll do just fine with some ambiguity.

That is my challenge to you. Go out into this wondrous world and do something spontaneous or out of the ordinary every day. Change it up. Train yourself to never settle or stick for comfort.

You'll be OK, I promise. We're in this together!

And remember, don't ever let anyone dull that sparkle of yours.