Quotes About Vulnerability

Her grandmother had once told her that one of life's best lessons was not being afraid to look foolish -- to just ask the question.

You said that if I ever lost a finger, I'd cry like a baby. But I didn't. I cried like a man.

There was no longer any need to pretend to be weak. Jack had always been the only one with whom she had to pretend to be strong.

I saw people who were hostile; they had felt so much hurt that hostility was their only defense against being crushed again.

Codependents: don't trust themselves. don't trust their feelings. don't trust their decisions. don't trust other people. try to trust untrustworthy people.

Today, God, help me to know that it is okay to allow myself to be human. Help me not to feel guilty or punish myself when I need to "fall apart.

they had felt so much hurt that hostility was their only defense against being crushed again.

Stop picking on yourself, worrying if you're good enough, wondering what people will see if you let them see your heart. This is what they'll see: that you are a lovable and delightful soul, a beautiful child of God.

Now is a time of magic. Let the universe take your hand and show you things you have never seen before. Now, at last, you're open and vulnerable enough to begin. Celebrate the magic, the mystery of the unknown. Celebrate the miracles that will certainly come.

Why Am I Afraid To Tell You Who I Am?

Sharing the emotional part of us with others creates closeness and intimacy. Also, being accepted by someone else for being who we are helps us accept ourselves. This is always a marvelous experience.

Learn the words: I feel. Let others say those words and learn to listen—not fix—when they do. We

Love and closeness often bring a sense of loss of control.

Learn the words: I feel. Let others say those words and learn to listen—not fix—when they do.

Love and closeness—involvement with people—are the greatest risks a man or woman can take. They require honesty, spontaneity, vulnerability, trust, responsibility, self-acceptance, and acceptance of others. Love brings joy and warmth, but it also requires us to be willing to occasionally feel hurt and rejection.

often seek love from people incapable of loving. believe

Today I will learn to reject shame. Shame is an overwhelming sense that who I am isn't good enough. I realize that I am good enough, and that my imperfections are part of being human. I let go of shame.

Feeling hurt does not have to be so frightening. We do not have to work so hard to avoid it. While hurt feelings aren't as much fun as feeling happy, they are, still, just feelings.

We do not have to act in haste; we do not have to punish others to get control over our feelings. We can begin sharing our hurt feelings with others. That brings relief and often healing to them and to us.

Eventually, we learn the lesson that real power comes from allowing ourselves to be vulnerable enough to feel hurt. Real power comes from knowing we can take care of ourselves, even when we feel emotional pain. Real power comes when we stop holding others responsible for our pain, and we take responsibility for all our feelings.

Some of us may have made a decision that no one was ever going to hurt us again. We may automatically go on "feelings freeze mode" when faced with emotional pain. Or, we may terminate a relationship the first time we feel hurt.

Nobody has ever loved us in a way that met our needs.

Sometimes, the things we do to protect ourselves turn on us and hurt us. They become self-destructive.

The less good stuff we find in ourselves, the more we seek it in others.