The Importance of Vulnerability in Love

Have you ever said I love you first?

Without vulnerability, you cannot access the experiences that

are the

most meaningful in life.

Love.

To love someone is to be vulnerable from the time you wake up to the time you go to

bed. You know that. You're in a relationship. To love

is to be vulnerable.

And have you ever buried someone you loved?

No.

Like, I lost my mom two years ago. Like, my kids, it's like having your heart live

outside of your body. To love is to be vulnerable 'cause it's to risk

grief and losing. If you're doing things in your life, in

your work, and there's no risk, no uncertainty,

and no exposure, then you're not brave.

If you know how it's going to end, that is not courage.

There is no courage without vulnerability.

How can you say you're brave if you're not putting yourself out there?

Courage is the willingness to show up and be all in when you cannot

predict the outcome. Courage is saying I love

you first.