The Things I Learn When I Let God Speak.

   I don't think the emotions we experience when we're sick or tired are truly fictitious; I think we simply let down our guard enough to be truly honest. Maybe they're bigger than normal, maybe blown up to unrealistic proportions. Maybe. But I think, when we're tired, we have a new level of understanding of ourselves. All our pain comes out. That little hurt child inside finds a voice. Our masks, born of insecurity and worn out of duty, are stripped from us and we're free to laugh, free to cry, free to be irresponsible and stop being the masters of our world for awhile. I think, when we're tired, our emotions are worn close to the surface and we are more able to live in a way that will bring us joy. We are more like children than ever in those moments.
  The trick, then, is to find that in ourselves when we are well-rested and ready to take on the world, when we think we have it all and we've got it all figured out. That moment when we are ready to grow up and become real, responsible adults is the moment, I think, when we most need to realize that the best thing to be is an honest, bold, and excited child.
   Children are the happiest beings on this earth. They make us laugh the most and are more easily forgiven and forgiving than anyone else.
   They also cry the most, make the most messes, and play the hardest.
   So. Be tired. Play hard. Let your emotions lie close to the surface. Yes, there is a very real danger that you will be wrong, that you will make mistakes, and that you will fall and scrape your knees. Take that risk. Without it, you will huddle in a corner, a responsible, tired, and hurt adult, lost in everyone else's opinions.
   You are more. So step up. Exhaust yourself. And be more.
   Thank you.
-Jenica