where is your heart?
when people say, "don't wear your heart on your sleeve," what does that mean exactly? does it mean keep your heart inside your chest, where it's safe and protected?
i'm figuring if you wear your heart on your sleeve then, any and everybody can see it, bump into it, break it, get it dirty, abuse it, use it, and completely take it for granted.
is there really such a thing as being too open?
posted by divine oasis @ 4:00 PM
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Yep u can be too open..too open will get ya feelings hurt...Wering your heart on ya sleeve is simple...dont take things so literally (to heart)...yeah its a true statement and I have heard it often
My dear friend, so many things come to mind when you ask that question. First and probably most relevant is: who the hell is telling you don't wear your heart on your sleeve? I say that to really say, please, please, please consider the source. If you're talking to someone who doesn't want to be responsible for hurting your feelings, then of course that person telling you "don't where your heart on your sleeve" is really a reflection of his or her selfishness.
From one cancer to another, I sight the emotional-ness of our beings. It is a source of strength. You must know this. You must accept this as a major part of who you are and make no apologies for the divine gift of FEELING. At the same time, it is important to maintain a BALANCED perspective of who benefits from seeing your heart and WHEN they benefit from seeing your heart.
So, how do we draw the line between being emotional and overly emotional? which is really the essence of that phrase. When you have an emotional (heart) RESPONSE during which you value expression of that response ABOVE ALL ELSE, that is overly emotional, i.e. wearing your heart on your sleeve. If you begin to focus on the situation itself rather than how you feel about what has happened, you can begin to channel your emotions (heart) into a perspective that benefits everyone involved.
Become a bystander to those intense experiences that have a tendency to consume you. You MUST choose to acknowledge yourself as separate from the feelings that cloud your purpose. You are the peace. . .(that can not be disturbed, yes?) You can do it, if you so choose.
Lastly, yes I agree with yazmar. And of course you already know this because your intuition has led you to ask the question. YOU CAN BE TOO OPEN!!! In these instances of being overly emotional, you seem to have been TOO OPEN TO BEING CONSUMED BY YOUR OWN FEELINGS. At the end of the day, the people around you are merely reflections of you. Do not give others more power to create your reality than actually exists.
One love, one light,
W
P.S.
Please note that being depressed/withdrawn, etc. is still an emotional response that is only as valid as you make it.
Choose to be happy regardless of the circumstance. I know it takes practice, yet its so worth it to change your outlook and at the very least, focus on peace. If it makes you un-peaceful to think deeply about something, don't think about it. Once you have peace in whatever circumstance, happiness and insight will follow ; > )
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