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The Dark Side of a Beautiful Mind

The Dark Side of a Beautiful Mind

My heart that feels too much comes with a mind that is going to do its level best to protect me… from me.

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Crystal Jackson
Mar 09, 2019
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I have a beautiful mind, but it’s f*cking dark in there sometimes. My heart is big and open, but my mind is automatically calculating every worst-case scenario. I’m doing the work to stay in the present moment, but my heart that feels too much comes with a mind that is going to do its level best to protect me… from me.

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