The power of vulnerability

 

To be vulnerable is to let yourself be seen by others. The difference between a person with a strong sense of love and belonging and one without is that they believe they are worthy of it. The people who feel they are worthy had a strong sense of courage, they dared to be imperfect and accept themselves. Lastly and most importantly they had a connection because of the authenticity, they were willing to let go of who they should be for who they are, which was very crucial for the connection. The other quality people who have self-worth have is they embrace vulnerability.  They didn't talk about it being comfortable or hard but it was an absolute necessity. You have to have the willingness to take risks with no guarantees and to be willing to invest in relationships that may or may not work out. People try to numb vulnerability but the problem is that you cannot numb one emotion so you end up numbing all emotions as a way to deal with it. We numb joy, happiness, and gratitude so we end up miserable, without purpose and meaning. This is because we are the most in-debt, obese, addicted and medicated adult cohort in history. But these aren't the only reasons for numbing another thing is we make everything that is uncertain certain. Meaning that the more afraid we are the more vulnerable we are, and in today's world people do not have discourse and conversations anymore. Most importantly we have to "let ourselves be seen" and be vulnerable to accept ourselves. But for all of us to feel that we are worthy we have to "believe we are enough".

When it comes to my personal qualities there are many things I wish to improve. The first quality I wish to improve is vulnerability. I am a very reserved and untrusting person, this in turn causes me to keep things to myself and becoming very frustrated with others. I think if I can become more vulnerable and open up to people it will solve a lot of my problems and help me resolve conflicts. Another quality that I wish to improve is listening to other people. I am usually a very hard-headed person who prefers to have things done my way. This results in me getting into heated arguments with my classmates and me wanting things to go my way. If I can start listening to people's ideas and accepting them, I can improve and create better projects. I will also have a better work environment and better relationships with my classmates. The third quality I would like to improve is time management which is a big problem for me. I leave all of my assignments until the very last minute, and I also leave all of my studying until the last minute. This constricts me with time and makes my work very rushed. I don't do any of my work to the best of my abilities and do not do well on my exams. Time management is a very important skill that if I can master will improve not only my work but my life in general.