The power of vulnerability

People who has a strong sense of love and belonging has something in common:

  • believe, they are worth of love and belonging
  • courage to be imperfect
  • compassion to be kind to themselves first and then to the others
  • connection as a result of authenticity
  • willingness to let go of who they should be in order to be who they are
  • vulnerability - believe what makes them vulnerable makes them beautiful; willingness to do something where there are no guarantees; willingness to invest to the relationship which may or may not work out

Vulnerability is core of shame, fear, struggle for worthiness and it's also the birthplace of joy, creativity, belonging, love...

Paradox of choice

In 2000, Drs. Sheena S. Iyengar and Mark R. Lepper set up a tasting booth at an upscale grocery store in California. On some days, they put out a selection of six types of jam; on other days they set out twenty-four. Although the wider selection attracted more shoppers, more people bought the jam when there were fewer options. It seemed the more choices people had, the harder it was to make a decision. More...