Quotes About Vulnerability

This is motherhood for you,' said my own mother. 'Going through life with your heart outside your body.

If you believe that you have nothing to fight for, that just means the people in power, and the people with money, can sneak anything into your life. Everything can be taken away from you.

I had a period in my life when I was eight or nine when I was so scared of dying that I wouldn't go out of our house for a whole year.

I know how hard it is to live your life with your wounds exposed to heal other people

I guess anyone would be nervous to give your life over to someone to make a film about it.

I think that's probably the most devastating thing - when someone who is larger than life winds up a shadow of themselves in a hospital bed.

We have been naive enough to believe that we were invincible; that we could run blind through the hairpin turns of life at treacherous speeds and never crash.

I wish I'd legitimately talked about some painful moments in my life where I felt insufficient as a kid.

However well organized the foundations of life may be, life must always be full of risks.

Trust is not very easy for me at all. I want to be a trusting person, but I've been bruised so many times - not to sound woe-is-me about my life.

I'm giving into my tendency to want to blur and blend the lines between art and life, and privacy and sharing.

You have to let it all hang out, let go of the ideas that were more comfortable and embrace some of the sadness in your life.

Just remember, honey, you only have one heart.

The fact that you have just buried your parent or parents and/or sibling or siblings does not make you less likely to die today.

In our most vulnerable hour, it is helpful to remember our creative power.

I was going to stop pretending that just because we were in ministry we were perfect. I was tired of wearing the mask of ministry, and knew that I needed to start living the life.

I felt like some part of my soul was ripped out and put under a microscope for criticizing.

Your life is fragile. Your body, mind, and soul need to be protected, loved, and cared for. Make sure your actions provide love and health to yourself.

If she opened the closet with her skeletons, they might drag her in with them.

It's amazing the damage we do to ourselves and others when all we're trying to do is protect ourselves from being hurt.

Many people will tell that it is not for a man to cry, but they may not know how is to feel your head empty and only tears will come out to stand up for you.

I don't like it when it stings, ' he said. 'Nobody does.

I realize my heart is forever Inexperienced. It does fall for the same tricks over and over again

I just want to pour my soul out on someone and not have to worry about the mess I've made.