The Exposure
Vulnerability. Such a hard word to swallow. It’s a willingness to expose yourself emotionally, knowing there is a huge degree of uncertainty that will follow.
It’s the willingness to lay your heart bare.
Vulnerability and intimacy. Vulnerability and authenticity. You can’t have one without the other.
Uncovering
It’s like a delicate rose, with so many layers to uncover.
It’s sharing your feelings and being completely honest about them. These feelings can be so heavy, that it’s like boulders resting on your shoulders.
The Risk
It’s a risky business. Real consequences. Disappointment, rejection, and grief. Once your feelings become speech, they remain whispering in the air forever.
It can be so uncomfortable. So uncomfortable that your heart literally hurts. You breathe in and out, yet you’re gasping for air.
Vulnerability, what do you look like? You look like the person who is taking a chance, despite the looming fear of rejection.
You look like the person sharing innermost details that have fiercely been held private.
You look like the person inviting reconnection after a state of dismay.
The outcome is out of your control.
The Reward
Embrace that uncertainty. Life will continue. Life will go on.
Vulnerability, what can you give? You can give safety, satisfaction, intimacy, progression, and growth. Being vulnerable with those you trust, may be one of the most beautiful, serene journeys you’ve ever taken.
Vulnerability is not a weakness. Vulnerability is a super power.
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