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

Vulnerability is the absolute heartbeat of innovation and creativity. There can be zero innovation without vulnerability.

The difficult thing is that vulnerability is the first thing I look for in you and the last thing I'm willing to show you. In you, it's courage and daring. In me, it's weakness.

It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.

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