Is Being Vulnerable Really That Bad?

Everyone goes through a time in their life when they do not feel safe to be completely open to other people. I found a TED talk today that was about the power of vulnerability and what it truly means. Brene Brown was the speaker and she researches then tells stories. As you watch this TED talk, listen to some of the things she noticed during her years of research and think back on yourself to see if they apply to you as well.


Brene Brown has made some realizations that I believe are absolutely true. We all need to be more vulnerable so that when something good comes along, we will be open to accepting it rather than having our guard up, preventing the good from coming into our lives. In my life, I know that I often have my guard up and I am not very willing to be as deeply open with people because I fear getting hurt or people using things in my life against me, which goes back to how venerability branches off of our shame. I think we all need to think deeply upon what ways we can make that change in our lives so that we are more vulnerable. Do you agree with that? If you do agree with that, in what ways do you think we can all work on being more vulnerable?

Generosity as a Habit

Most people when given the opportunity to give or to hold back on something, they choose to hold it back. When you see someone who is in need such as a homeless individual, who is asking for money, do you find yourself saying yes to them? Often times we as American citizens are too afraid to take a risk and say yes to giving away a share of our earnings even when there is another human being who is in need of it more than ourselves. We do not like not knowing where our hard earned money will end up and prefer it stay where we can monitor it, even if we are not using it.

I watched a Ted talk where a man who works in the business world, decided it was time to change how he acted towards others. Sasha Dichter wanted to become more generous, and as his way of doing so, he needed to make it a habit. Studies show that when you do something for thirty days it becomes a habit. And like we teach our children to say please and thank you, it takes repetition. So for thirty days, Sasha Dicther chose to say yes to any individual who asked for money for the next thirty days so that he could make generosity a habit. After watching this video, how do you think you can make generosity a habit? What are some ways that we can all give back to our community?