Vulnerability is not weakness. In fact, Vulnerability is the the core, the heart, the center of meaningful human experiences. Without vulnerability, there can be no love, there can be no achievement, there can be no greatness. Unfortunately, instead of developing skills of vulnerability, we too frequently develop armoring techniques. We spend all our energy avoiding getting hurt, avoiding shame. But there’s no surer way to not feel loved, not feel connected, not be fulfilled, than to practice the avoidance of vulnerability.

                                                        -Daring Greatly by Brene Brown