Raw Emotions

I've realized something. I've realized that from reading this blog, you can tell a lot about me. You know my favorite movies, tv shows, and travel destinations. 

You know my hopes for the future and thoughts about life. You know where I live in the world and what I care about. 

You know all these seemingly big things about me. 

What you don't know are the deeper emotions I have. You've never personally talked to me for hours on end. You don't really know all the small things that scare me. You've never met the people I care about. You have never seen my most  embarrassing moments. 

Yet from this blog, you know so much about me. You know what generally makes up me. But you don't know all the smaller things I keep deep beneath the surface. 

There are so many feelings we share and so many more that we hold close to our hearts. 

They are the raw emotions we don't share. Those emotions only come out around the people we love and trust. 

So what I really want to say is that you may think you know someone. You may think you know who they are and where they've come from. You may think you know what they've done and what they hope to do. You may think you know all these things. 

But I challenge you to talk to this person when they're falling apart. Pick them up as they're falling down. How do they respond? 

Talk to them in the middle of the night. Are you able to connect? Pay close attention when they talk about their dreams. How much do their eyes light up?

How do they treat strangers? How often do they smile? Take note of all these tiny details. 

I've realized over time that all these minuscule traits are what really make someone up. Small things are so beautiful. The way they start singing when their favorite song comes on. The way they cry when the main character in a movie dies. 

The way their hand feels in yours, or the kindness in their hug. The way their forehead creases when they're reading a book. 

The sound of their laugh and the smell of their clothes. 

It's the small things about people we often overlook. We forget to see the raw emotion behind all these tiny things. 

So before you say you know someone, see the small things they do. It is through observation that we can get to really know those around us. 

You may think you know a lot about me from reading this blog. I'm not saying you don't. Yet, you may never know the most important things about me. 

Go give someone a hug. Until next time xxx.