🫣Vulnerability🫣

The Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of vulnerable is: capable of being physically or emotionally wounded; open to attack or damage. Why would I open myself up to being attacked or wounded?! Being vulnerable is hard or at least it is for me! A part of being vulnerable is getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.

I believe strength and trust are vital for being vulnerable. It takes a considerable amount of strength and trust to put yourself into a position where you could potentially get hurt. The beauty of it though is that it can be beneficial regardless of how things turn out! Okay so the new bae turned out to be a piece of 💩and now you’re scared to open up to anyone else bc you think about the last heartbreak. You don’t want to experience that pain again I get it, but at least now you know what you don’t want in a partner and the warning signs. Go ahead and slide in that DM of that person’s page you’ve been secretly stalking 🫣. You never know it could lead to a wonderful relationship, or friendship. The new job fell through and now you’re unemployed (which I have experienced), now you’re afraid of rejection and wondering what to do next. At least now you have the time to rest and spend time with family and friends like you’ve been saying you need to do. In the meantime, apply for a new job or learn a new skill. You never know, you could find that the rejection leads you in a different direction to a new job/career that you would have never considered. You should try to look at those L’s in a different way, like a learning experience 🤷🏾‍♀️. I know it’s much easier said than done.

After finally being vulnerable and maybe things don’t go as you imagined, try not to shut down or say “What’s the point? It’ll just be like the last time.” We don’t know what the next time will be like. Expect the great, not the worst. Be vulnerable and embrace the change that comes with it. It could wind up being the best choice you’ve ever made! (I need to take my own advice 🤦🏾‍♀️😫)