Are You A Mimosa?

When you experience

pain

through an

encounter or relationship

with someone,

it

 does not

always mean

you are being

hurt.

There are people

who stepped into my life.

As they

grew closer to me,

I experienced

 pain -

not

 because they were

 hurting me

but

they cared to come close

to my hidden wounds.

When someone

cleans your wound,

won't you feel pain?

Won't you

 twitch and cringe,

feel

 uncomfortable

and

worry?

Love

could be

 so powerful

that

when it's expressed in the form of

conversations and actions,

it takes

an effect

on the

deepest secret wounds

in a person.

This is why

people who have

very low self-esteem,

or

an overwhelming amount of stress 

or 

unspoken problems

could

easily feel vulnerable or uncomfortable

when someone tries to

connect

with them.

To them,

being loved

is

unusual.

The feeling of being

paid attention to

is

foreign and strange;

they

feel

 awkward and uneasy.

Wounded people 

are

 ultra-sensitive.

They are like

mimosas. 

Just one touch,

they

clam up.

It isn't 

because they are

 trying to be difficult.

They simply

don't know how to 

receive love

because

 it's been so long

since they last

encountered love.

They

long for love

but

they are

 not confident

in receiving it

because

 for too long,

they tried

but were rejected

many times before.

Are you a

mimosa?

Open up 

a little more

and

learn how to 

receive love.

Respond 

to the

concerned questions 

from others.

Answer their questions

from your heart.

Trust

 that they

are

 genuinely interested.

Time 

will prove to you

whether they truly

love you.

Acknowledge and Appreciate 

the attention and care

given to you.

Be grateful

for

 people's

time and little actions of love

for you.

Realize and believe

that

you are loved!

There are people

who truly love you

but

you'll never know them,

you'll never get to enjoy love

if

you don't

give anyone a chance.

Are there 

mimosas 

around you?

Be more understanding

towards them.

Be patient

and

keep on showing love,

in words and actions.

With time,

they will eventually

trust

 you

and

let you in.

Then,

your love could 

heal

their wounds.

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