honesty is good

I'm generally, as a rule, not someone who feels comfortable sharing myself with people. I like to be this strong, independant person, someone who doesn't show how affected they are by other people - someone who doesn't show when she hurts, but often doesn't show when things make her happy either. Like a bubble around me, I use it to protect me. And sometimes this bubble puts people off. I come over as standoffish, or separate.

But I've been realising how wonderful, and humbling, it can be to be honest with people sometimes. Not in an "overshare" way, but just being. Saying "this is me, here's where I am". It's rather beautiful actually. You make yourself so very vulnerable, but I guess opening up sometimes means you can let people in.