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It’s A Good Time To Be Vulnerable
You hear a lot about vulnerability these days. It’s the key to getting to an honest and cleansed soul, even though the thought of it is paralyzing to most people.
It sounds simple enough.
Basically, tell the truth about yourself, even the bad, ugly, embarrassing stuff, and no sugar-coating of anything. The idea is to open the door to our own healing, but also help others see us as real people, flawed and relatable, thus opening the door for them to be the same.
Once we become vulnerable, we can have real and meaningful relationships.
It turns out that facing the painful, difficult demons we have pushed down or papered over can be very therapeutic. It does seem to be pretty satisfying to dump everything out on the table and start fresh, cleansed.
It doesn’t sound complicated in the least, but if you’re one of the souls that haven’t quite taken the vulnerability plunge, here are a few reasons why you may be mired in your stuck-ness.
Sadness and pain are just part of it
This goes without saying, but sometimes it helps to be reminded. Frankly, the whole experience could suck. Badly.
