31

Aaah! This year I turned 31. Bittersweet to say the least. I’ve accomplished a lot in my young life. The things I value most still elude me and it can be unsettling. I place so much value of my love-life and the truth is for the past four years it has been nonexistent.

I sometimes ascribe this to a general lack of self-confidence combined with a crippling fear of being hurt again. It so often feels like if I get hurt again there will be nothing left of me. I’m so afraid to be vulnerable that it’s preventing me from truly putting myself out there. I find every excuse not to. How do I proceed? How do I overcome my fears? Stay tuned...