Why Vulnerability Breeds Vulnerability
The past decade was consumed by what I lovingly refer to as the trifecta…
1️⃣ Dental Surgeries (x6) 🍁 6 years
2️⃣ Adoption Process 🍁 5 years
3️⃣ Book Writing 🍁 3 years…and counting
This theme continues to pop up and will not be ignored! While I was amidst the “in-between” experiencing these things, the season felt endless.
And then something therapeutic happened: I started sharing with others what was happening.
Let’s take a moment of pause here so I can be 💯 honest with you. When I started to share initially, it was with ulterior motives. It was from a place of complete fear and frustration. I didn’t know when, how, or even if the season I was in would end.
I ached and yearned to be heard; I wanted my people to carry a piece of what I was experiencing. I realized why I continued to share: by inviting others into my experiences, they helped carry me through it!
When I go first and share my story (with all the ugly cries 😫), the result is usually another shared story.
It’s scary to put myself out there and talk about hard things because I want everyone to think I have it together. [ LIE ] 🤐
The shared story to follow provides comfort and reveals I am not alone in my struggles.
And the biggest surprise of all 🥁
Each time I share, rejection never comes!
What I want to remember is:
✨ We don’t have it all together
✨ We’re not alone in our struggles
✨ When we share stories, we’re reminded of both of the above
Don’t withhold your story.
Someone needs it.
That someone could be someone else; that someone could be YOU.
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