Vulnerability

don’t be afraid to stand alone when you are on the journey of your dreams

Vulnerability is not an easy task. Do you know what it means to bear your soul to people, even if they love you?? It’s a hard concept because no one wants to be judged or looked at differently. I am in the number with those who would rather keep things to themselves!

If only that were helpful. I have been sharing more honestly and openly on FB about my trials and tribulations and a few people have asked me ‘why?’ Why on earth would I share that life is hard and I have struggles when EVERYBODY can see it and I can’t control what they say, how they think or what they will do with the information provided. I know it’s a scary place, but let’s be real. Social Media is not real. People put the pretty out there not the real. If more of us were real - ly honest, social media may become a depressing ground of complaints. (I mean it kinda does that already). And then I think about all the time people say: “ you may be the only Bible some people read” or “ keep going, you never know who’s watching you trying to figure out if they can do it too.” If people are going to look at me or you as a model then they should know the truth within reason - Life is Hard. Every day we wake up and choose to be better people is a day that brings the hard. Reaching goals at whatever level is hard. Discipline is hard. Being nice when you are not at your best, hard. Yet, we are to get up everyday and put on a smile and act like everything is okay even when it isn’t. So yes, I share my hard and make vulnerable posts on social media because if you get to see the easy you should also see the hard that got me there.

Being vulnerable isn’t easy and you must be okay with what you put out there, but it will be healing. Healing to/for you and to the right person at the right time who reads it. Don’t be ashamed of your life story. Even fairytales have trials.