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?
