Vulnerability

This week in my Eternal Families class, talked about vulnerability. We listened to a Ted talk by Brene Brown that illustrated the importance of vulnerability in our lives. Vulnerability leads to us having deeper connections with our fellow beings and, therefore, leads to increased happiness. I found this very interesting personally because I would say that I am not the most vulnerable, open person in the world. I am fairly shy and so, it usually takes a couple months for me to completely be myself around other people. However, once I do get to know someone, I am very open with them and willing to share basically any thought that pops into my head. So, when I heard this talk, it made me think that maybe there are different types of vulnerability. I'm not so good at vulnerability with strangers, but I am good at being vulnerable with friends and family. I found that encouraging because, I feel like it allows me to have deep connections with people even when my nature is so against initial vulnerability. Thus, I decided that there is hope for all of us. If we are not vulnerable, it just takes practice and pushing ourselves a little out of our shells one piece at a time. I truly think that everyone can experience the close connections that come from vulnerability, even if right now it appears to be outside of your nature.