Vulnerability

VULNERABILITY ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When we’re born, we’re blank. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The moment we have our first struggle is the moment we add the first brick to a figurative wall we build around our hearts. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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With every disappointment, struggle or emotional trauma, we add another brick to the wall to protect ourselves from future pain. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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At this point, a lot of us have not only built a wall, but have constructed a whole fortress.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Vulnerability requires us to not only open up all of our walls. But to tear down the whole danm fortress. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
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This is really hard.⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It not only requires us to knock down the bricks; but also to tear down the whole construction that we’ve spent our lives building.⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It can feel excruciating to knock down a single brick, never mind deconstruct whole walls. But if you want to be vulnerable, real and authentic, it’s necessary. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Sometimes the hardest things we must do are the most necessary to live fully, without reservation. ⠀⠀⠀
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Because it’s so hard, True vulnerability requires you to be truly strong in spirit and mind. ⠀⠀⠀
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To be truly strong is to be truly vulnerable.