Vulnerability

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Vulnerability means to open up to others, to be transperent with them, to expose who you really are, to face reality with Humility. By hiding our faults, our true beliefs, that usually means that we are hiding critical parts of our identity and act in a non Authenticity way. That's why to be vulnerable is to be human.

Since people are drawn to authenticity, it is much easier to connect when we are vulnerable with them. to truly connect with someone else we have to "put ourselves out there", we have to present ourselves fully, and that requires vulnerability. Otherwise, Relationships would be a one way street, where the other shares and gives of themselves and we don't give back. We present a false image of ourselves, ironically, a flawed one since no one is perfect, so to present ourselves as without flaws is the same as lying. It is to become a one-dimensional being, hiding our Complexity with all it's beauty.

True connection requires a Leap Into Faith, we have to trust the other would be kind to us when we show them our worst sides, when the only guarantee is perhaps their words, which often do little to quiet down our fears.

It might be possible to mitigate some of the pain associated with vulnerability. By doing an Accusation audit, we can frame how our flaws are perceived.

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