Aloneness, Belonging, and the Paradox of Vulnerability, in Love and Creative Work
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Aloneness, Belonging, and the Paradox of Vulnerability, in Love and Creative Work
Vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center, of meaningful human experiences.
Brené Brown • Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
The only choice we have as we mature is how we inhabit our vulnerability, how we become larger and more courageous and more compassionate through our intimacy with disappearance, our choice is to inhabit vulnerability as generous citizens of loss, robustly and fully, or conversely, as misers and complainers, reluctant and fearful, always at the gat
... See moreDavid Whyte • Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words
Nevertheless, we need to keep showing our vulnerable hearts to each other. The stakes are enormous. We need more chances to connect and bond with each other in public. We need reminders that total control and complete divestment from others isn’t possible and it certainly isn’t desirable. We need to learn how to forgive each other and reassure each... See more
Heather Havrilesky • The Rise of Emotional Divestment
Any acute discomfort that comes from being vulnerable is outweighed by lasting gains in freedom, trust, and connection, both with yourself and with others, the result of which is increased groundedness.
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
