S W 444 Chapter video: The Power of Vulnerability
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When you about love, they tell you about heartbreak. When you ask people about belonging, they tell you their most excruciating stories about being excluded. When you ask people about connection, they tell you about disconnection. What underpins shame, the feeling that i"m not good enough, was excruciating vulnerability. In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to really be seen. The people who have a strong sense of love and belonging feel that they are worthy of love and belonging. What those people had in common was courage. Courage, original definition from the latin word cor for hear. And the original definition was to tell your story with your whole heart. We cannot practice compassion with other people if we cannot treat our selves kindly. They let go of who they thought they should be to fully be who they are. They thought what made them vulnerable, made them beautiful.
