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To Those Who Wear Their Heart On Their Sleeve

Don't tuck it in your pocket

Caitlin Hicks

Apr 26, 2016

Troy University

To Those Who Wear Their Heart On Their Sleeve

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Hi,

I know you, don't I? You wear your heart on your sleeve. You open up to everyone you meet. And no matter how much you hurt, you still trust that next time you won't. Well, I'm here to tell you that even though you've struggled with hating this about yourself, you should love it. There's a bravery in being sweet when the world tries so hard to make you bitter. You possess a characteristic that very few do. You always try again. No matter how many dark nights you have, you always rise with the sun.

Believe me, I know how much it hurts. It hurts to be taken advantage of, which you often are. It hurts to open up so much when your weaknesses are used against you. But you can't help it. It's not really possible for you to build a guard. It's in your nature to hold onto the hope that people are kind. You believe that those few good people you find make up for all those who have done you wrong. There's a beauty in that. In being that vulnerable. You possess a courage some will never know.

I once stumbled across a quote by Nikka Ursula that read: "For a star to be born, there is one thing that must happen: a gaseous nebula must collapse. So collapse. Crumble. This is not your destruction. This is your birth." I believe it is so important to break. Every time you do, there is an opportunity to rise stronger.

On your days when you wish you could be more self-preserving, be thankful for the things you have felt that so many have never been able to feel. You have opened your world to both the destructive and the nurturing, but you've been made wiser by each.

Don't loathe your kindness. The world is tough, but you've got thick skin. Embrace the fact that each time you're hurt, you choose to love again. Admire yourself for having a faith in humanity that most people have lost. Be the one who inspires those around you to continue trusting. Inspire them to be free.

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness." Kurt Vonnegut.

With all my love,
Caitlin

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No matter how old you are.

1. Build a snowman

2. Start a snowball fight

3. Build a fort

4. Binge-watch Netflix

4. Look out the window

5. Grab coffee with a friend

6. Complete school or office work

7. Sleep

8. Read a book

9. Bake cookies

10. Drink hot cocoa

11. Go ice skating

12. Take a Walk

"I don't want to do things. I want to not do things."

1. When you look at the syllabus and realize there are only three weeks of the semester left; even though the first day was LITERALLY yesterday.

2. You look at your grades and realize they probably aren't as high as they should be, which is a terrifying realization.

3. When you think to yourself at night, "tomorrow, I will wake up early and go to the library ALL day, and, hell, maybe after I'll go to the gym for a little bit, just to push myself that extra mile."

4. Tomorrow actually comes. The inevitable and overpowering sense of procrastination is too strong to overcome.

5. But you DO end up going to the library. Not all day though, but still, a while. But no, you do not go to the gym. Still, you made an effort, so you decide to treat yo' self.

6. When you realize you need to schedule a meeting with your adviser because you need to sign up for classes next semester. But you also realize that since you waited until the last minute, you're going to get stuck with all of the crappy classes.

7. When you low-key try to slip into conversation with your professors that you need extra credit because you're that desperate.

8. When it's already the third time you've seen your adviser in two days because you have no damn clue what you're doing and need all the help you can get.

9. When you apply for a job associated with your major even though you have no experience, but you just want to dive headfirst into the deep end of adulthood and get it over with.

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