Trying Not to Get Hurt

I think that in many instances in which I end up making someone mad, or offending someone in some way, it's all because I'm making an effort not to get hurt.

Once we've been hurt, and we've felt everything that comes along with it, most of us try to prevent from having to feel that way ever again. Being hurt, to the core, is the worst. It's damaging and leaves scars that can only heal with time.

I think the times that I put up walls and jump to the defensive, or intentionally keep someone at arm's length through any number of mechanisms, I'm really just trying not to get hurt. It seems hard, learning how to walk the fine line between letting your guard down and also protecting your heart. I've written about this before, but it's still something I'm trying to figure out.

So the next time I, or someone else, do something that at first makes you mad or upset, realize that really, at the end of the day, we're all just trying not to get hurt.