You cant selectively numb the hard feelings. When you numb sadness, grief, shame, fear, disappointment, you also numb joy, gratitude, happiness. Why and how we numb doesnt just have to be addiction. They fully embraced vulnerability. They believed that what made them vulnerable made them beautiful. They didnt talk about vulnerability being comfortable, nor did they really talk about it being excruciating. They just talked about it being necessary. They talked about the willingness to say I love you first. The willingness to do something where there are no guarantees. The willingness to breathe through waiting for the doctor to call after your mammogram. The willingness to invest in a relationship that may or may not work out. They thought this was fundamental. youtu.be/iCvmsMzlF7o
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:56:23 +0000