Brené Brown Says There’s A Power In Vulnerability—And She’s Friends With Oprah!
Everyone’s afraid of something. In fact, most people are afraid of a lot of things! I’d even hazard to guess that most people have a big-ass fear of vulnerability because—
Vulnerability makes us vulnerable!
We could get physically hurt, sure, but most of us women are pretty tough cookies. No, the fear of vulnerability is more about emotional vulnerability, getting our feelers hurt. That shit is scary.
We’re afraid women won’t like us.
We’re afraid men won’t like us.
We are afraid our peers won’t like us.
But why do we care so damn much? We don’t like everyone, so why does it matter if we disappoint a few people along the way, too?
Answer: It shouldn’t.
Better answer: If we’re being true to ourselves, and totally authentic, we’re going to disappoint some. And some will simply not like us.
Celebrate authenticity!
You don’t need to know that you can trust a man with your vulnerability. You need to know that you can trust yourself with it.
The people who do like us, and even love love love us, are the real right tribe for us—whether they’re women or men.
Yep, we might judge someone wrong and get hurt. *Shrug* Next!
Yep, we might reveal something too personal and get judged. *Shrug* So what!
We might even embarrass our asses publicly—hell, I’m a master at it!—and get shunned. *Shrug* Fuck it!
Vulnerability is a Feminine Goddess quality that is damn attractive to men.
As long as we’re going for gold and whatever that gold looks like in our fantasy world—advancing our career advance or getting a whole new career, declaring our self-love despite society’s standards, or going for the guy we secretly feel is out of our league (he’s not!)—we’re going to face fear.
And that’s OK!
Fear of Vulnerability Takeaway
When we choose to embrace fear and the power of vulnerability as par for the course, we can get through and above anything, no matter the outcome.
Fear of Vulnerability Actionable
- What’s something you’ve wanted to do but were too afraid to do?
- What’s one thing you can do to start acting on that goal?
- Do it.
Because you are a Love and Light Goddess!
Glow on, ladies, glow on.
xo AJ
p.s. If you’ve been afraid to even want to understand men because you’ve thought doing so might threaten your #bossbabe independence, you might be pleasantly surprised that women can give a guy what he needs while getting what we need. Check out my WakeUP2Luv Get A Boyfriend program here.
