Quotes About Vulnerability

Her sad girl breath makes me dizzy.

Can we accept that language is sacred and scared and it's scarred as well, because that's how we all are?

Muskarac i zena su uvek Potpuno Iskreni kad god NESTO kazu jedno drugom. Oni nikad ne bi pomislili da kazu jedno drugom SVE.

How easily I can be betrayed by those who mean me no harm.

I'm like a mussel, closed in my shell. It's only you who can open me.

Then Delilah pouted, "How can you say you love me when you don't confide in me? You've made fun of me three times now, and you still haven't told me what makes you so strong!" JUDGES 16:15 NLT

One day during an event in which the Philistines were making sport of him, he stood between two temple pillars, prayed for one last infusion of supernatural strength, and literally brought the house down (see JUDGES 16). The collapsing structure killed him and more than 3000 spectators and government officials. This was the tragic end of a strong man who was weakened by a manipulative woman. Manipulation can destroy not only a relationship but also a person's life.

One woman put it this way: "...I'm a compassionate person, but I also don't want to be friends with somebody who doesn't full show up as well.

You're so real. That's why we love you." ... Her friend's response reflected the reciprocity of showing vulnerability. It is a gift not only to the one who has the meltdown but also to the ones who witness it.

Stung, I lifted my eyes to his and saw them as if for the first time. Eyes the color of rain, soft as dew and strong enough to etch a mountainside. Tears shimmered there — tears, ay Mother! Or maybe they were in my own eyes.

He stared at Esmelda with a face like glass, nothing hidden. What I saw there wasn't steel or fire or stone. Feelings stirred in me and I had to look away. I knew what I saw because I'd felt them, too — understanding, sadness, compassion...forgiveness.

Open your arms to life! Let it strut into your heart in all its messy glory!

There is nothing like Betty Ford sex.

This boy who made her feel like she was twenty again. Made her feel ridiculous, yes, idiotic. Made her feel crazy and awkward and wild.

You should not give your whole heart to anything mortal, daughter.

Don't be afraid of looking dumb or saying the wrong thing. Laughing at yourself is the best way to develop a sense of humor (if you don't already have one) and, at the same time, make people feel less threatened by you.

good," I said, "but why can't a great-looking, successful guy open up to me, too?

Yes, women, and men, have to be open to love, because if we're not open then there's no way for us to find happiness. But you can be open to it and still have no control over when it's going to happen.

We don't want to depend on things that might let us down.

When a friend lets us down, we show that our theology is off base when we're overcome with shock. The Bible teaches that we're all going to let each other down. Even the most beautiful rose has thorns.

While eschewing emotion - and its companion, vulnerability - Obama should be careful not to sacrifice empathy, the 'I feel your pain' connection that sustained Clinton. This connection is the shorthand people use to measure their leaders' intentions. If people believe you're on their side, they will trust your decisions.

Or you just not ask her." "You might as well slit my throat.

Dating was always a give-and-take. He showed his best side, so did she, and it took time to get past that effort to get to know the real person. The long-term future of the relationship depended on the ability to clearly see the other person and figure out if they were a good fit together.

Dalam raga ada hati, dan dalam hati ada ruang tak bernama. Di tanganmu tergenggam kunci pintunya. Ruang itu mungil, isinya lebih halus dari serat sutra. Berkata-kata dengan bahasa yang hanya dipahami oleh nurani. Begitu lemahnya ia berbisik, sampai kadang-kadang engkau tak terusik. Hanya kehadirannya yang terus terasa, dan bila ada apa-apa dengannya, duniamu runtuh bagai pelangi meluruh usai gerimis.