The Power Of Vulnerability

Vulnerability.

The key to finding your true self. We often hide who we are at heart for silly things like the fear of judgement or how others will see us. We also deny our true feelings because we are afraid of being hurt, suppressing feelings is what leads to a disconnected life. Our feelings are what makes us human, They make us feel alive, love, happiness, inspiration, sadness. These are normal, everyday feelings. They do more than just make us feel alive, when you allow yourself to feel and to be vulnerable, it’s like unlocking another level of knowing ourselves. When we are vulnerable, we are connected to our hearts. It’s so important listen to your heart. We all just need to think less, and Feel more in order to have a fulfilling life.

One thing i’ve learnt from accepting vulnerability is how scary yet rewarding it is. Truly. I’ve also learn that it is the core of shame, fear, anger, sadness, heartache as well as the core of joy, gratitude, bliss, love, hope.

We tend to convince ourselves that we can have one or the other. The truth is, we cannot leave anything behind. There is no such thing as a life without heartache, suffering and pain altogether. We cannot live every single moment of our lives in pure bliss and that's the reality of it all. Deep down, we all know we are destined to feel pain so we try and control things that are out of our control which leads us on an even bumpier path. We avoid vulnerability and then wonder why so many of us are unhappy with our lives.

The word “Courage” comes from the latin word “Cor” which means heart. It means to give out your heart. Doing things wholeheartedly may seem silly, foolish or scary but beauty is created when this occurs. There is nothing more beautiful than being your fully present, most authentic self and we do this by letting our heart feel whatever, by doing things wholeheartedly, by accepting and giving love, but also by letting ourselves feel hurt, letting ourselves feel defeated from time to time.

It’s normal.

It’s okay.

You will bounce back.

Denying these emotions are not truly denying it but postponing it.

Acceptance is one of the most important things you can learn to do in this life and ties very much into vulnerability. There are too many things that we will never be able to change, What happens to us is inevitable. What we can always control however, is how we approach things and our reactions to what happens. In order to have a more peaceful and great life, we must learn to accept. Accept things even if they don’t go the way we planned, accept the feelings we cannot control. We must go with what happens and not be mad that it didn’t have the way you planned it out.

We try so hard to plan our days and weeks, what we’re going to spend time doing but it will not always go according to plan, It’s just not how it works.Plans change, things happen and it’s okay, it’s okay to have a completely different turnout.

In life, we get caught up in all the bad things that happen, it's understandable but we also have to consider what were in for our future. So many of our best days are yet to happen. Our life is so much more than our daily routines. There are people you haven't met but will absolutely fall in love with, not just romantically but friends too. You may feel like your misunderstood but you will come across someone that understands you like nobody has ever done before.