Quotes About Vulnerability

When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.

You've got to be willing to lose everything to gain yourself.

Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the absence of self.

Being safe is about being seen and heard and allowed to be who you are and to speak your truth.

Hearts can't be broken because they're made of marzipan.

If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a feeling we would all get real motivated to deal with the source of what ails us.

Nobody has tried to swallow us since I've been here. I think they are afraid how we would taste.

Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.

Sometimes we reveal ourselves when we are least like ourselves.

A big heart is both a clunky and a delicate thing; it doesn't protect itself and it doesn't hide. It stands out, like a baby's fontanel, where you can see the soul pulse through.

My defenses were so great. The cocky rock and roll hero who knows all the answers was actually a terrified guy who didn't know how to cry. Simple.

Creative people who can't help but explore other mental territories are at greater risk, just as someone who climbs a mountain is more at risk than someone who just walks along a village lane.

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.

It is better for the heart to break, than not to break.

I'm okay with having bad dance moves. I'm okay with having horrible lower teeth. That's what makes me me, and for some reason it's worked out all right.

I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

Give your weakness to one who helps.

When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else.

Strange that creatures without backbones have the hardest shells.

Behind a cold face there is always an insecure heart.

When we allow ourselves to become vulnerable, to take chances, and to risk our pride, that is when we find our own glory.

Roar, lion of the heart, and tear me open!