Perhaps you’d find me here

Have you played cards before? Surely in most card games, you keep your cards close to your chest. So that people won't know your next move, so that people can not guess what you are thinking about, and more often than not, we do that because we want our feelings to be well hidden. Personal experiences taught us to be careful with people because we believe that vulnerability is weak and that trusting another person risks potential heart break. It's a common sense to want to stay strong and protect the weak heart. I do that too. And in all my running, perhaps you'd find me here... In the years that I have not been writing, I have been growing. I have made a family, I have made completely new sets of friends, I have fallen in love, I have changed a lot... And one of those changes include trying to be brave. I find being brave is not only becoming the firstliner to your loved ones, but also the firstliner for yourself. Its easy to straddle a horse, with one hand holding a sword, defending a loved one's truth. We do it everyday. But it takes a different kind of bravery to be the knight in shining armour to yourself. To defend and to live in your own truth, whatever that may be, no matter how hard it is. The pressure to hide and lead an easier life, a less complicated one is strong. Do you have courage to follow your heart?