Maybe I should be a broker

"You sure get invested in some peoples lives. I hope they appreciate it."

These were words said by my friend Andrew as we headed back from a night of 1984 goodness. It was sparked by the fact that at the time of this I was texting back and forth with two separate friends, helping them with different problems and generally trying to make their lives better. This is not uncommon to me; oftentimes I try and talk to people, see if they have anything going bad in their lives, and provide a shoulder to lean on an ear to talk to. I have always been this way, and with my increasing socialness I have been seeing myself get invested even more. It is because of this that this statement made me ponder in a way I had not before. My investment into many persons lives is something that has always come naturally to me; I truly cannot remember a time where I did not want to get to know people and help them. I have an innate desire to be there for people; while this may seem a fine trait and I don't wish I lacked it, I sometimes can come off as overbearing. My want to fix peoples problems has been so strong that it puts people off at times; however, I am fortunately getting better at noticing this and controlling this. Still, there are plenty of people whose lives I am deeply invested in, and who I will do a great manner things for. I like to think these people know who they are, and know how much I would do if they needed help in some way. Even among the people I don't really know or don't know at all, I am finding myself more and more becoming invested quickly in trying to help them with the current problem in their life. This empathy and compassion can be annoying at times, as it can make it difficult to not become emotionally drained from peoples issues; however, if you are reading this and take that to mean that I do not want to help, stop. I will always be a person who loves to help, wants to talk, and is willing to just sit and listen if need be.

None of this is to brag in anyway; as I said before, I have been burned by my caring personality before. It's just another look into what makes me me, as well as my personal take on this part of myself. These will likely become more common little posts, filler whenever I am doing introspection. Hopefully they are interesting and helpful.