The one thing I appreciate the most about myself is my passion, but on the same note, my passion is the one thing that scares me to pieces.

I love that I feel everything, everything from the good to the bad. I love that my heart gets excited by the joy of others. I love that heart saddens at the sight of others struggling to reach their deepest goals. I love my desire to want for others what they don't seem to want for themselves. I love that I choose to look past the bad in everyone and hold on to the small glimpse of light shining in them. I love that my passion for others makes me vulnerable to them.

My passion scares me though...my ability to feel what others feel, connects me in a way that is not only unhealthy, but dangerous for both them and I. It makes it difficult for me to let go of things in the moment of truth. It makes me vulnerable in situations where I should be guarded. It intoxicates my mind in moments where I need to be sober enough to cut the source. It ignites a pain stronger than I'd like to experience.

...BUT I still love it. I've been blessed with a gift so strong that it effects not only me but all surrounding parties. And even though it scares me, I still choose to be as vulnerable as it will allow me to be. I still choose to love and understand as deeply as I can, even when it doesn't go as planned. Its who I am. It's how I was created.

...and even though my passion is the one thing that scares me...it's also the one thing I appreciate most about myself.