Am I being an ass?

[bright sparks]

I agree dodge that to wear your heart on your sleeve is painful and somewhat damaging, I know this not because of education or what others say but because I am the subject who does this. Love pours out of me even to those who most might feel don't deserve it. They actually need it more. I don't think its a choice though. There's also a huge psychy back story to why people behave the way they do, whether its being a hard-ass, a giver and pleaser to an extreme or someone who has managed to master a balance life, which I don't think many people have, even those whoe swear they have. These things make it that much harder to change who we are and how we respond to others even if we know it's at our expense. What is something that I must work on and master, is balance. But I am determined to achieve this without sacrificing the level of love I give to both the children in my care and people I meet throughout my life.