The Surprising Benefits of Accepting Your Vulnerabilities
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed that you desperately wanted to talk to that one person, but you held yourself tight not to make that one mistake again? Do you ever feel so drowned that you wish this has never happened to you, and you want to hit the rewind button and return to those good old days of peace and serenity?
Life! Life! Life!!!
We all go through hard times, you know. But what is that one thing which helps you rise like Phoenix from the shithole that someone else has imposed on you is Acceptance - acceptance of who you are and how vulnerable you are! Embracing YOU in YOU.
Now, you may be thinking, "why all this talk about acceptance? It's just one word. That's just another motivation gimmick.” But let me stop you right there. Sometimes, we humans tend to believe that nothing is easy. Even our peace is so hard to “achieve” even though we have absolute control over it. I think that when I am familiar with my vulnerabilities, when I am aware of my dark side, when I know exactly what causes my heart to run fast and my mind to get numb, then I am more mindful whenever the same situation is walking towards me.
You might think, “ aah! Mindfulness, same shit another day. Another Yogi Baba is throwing meditation chocolates.” Wait! I don’t meditate.” I am talking here of mindfulness as being mindful about a situation and being present at the moment with all my senses, precise observation skills, attentive listening, and a structured thought process. Only then I can identify if the situation is triggering my vulnerability or not. If a situation is identified as vulnerability, then man, “toodles”, that’s it. I don’t want to go on that shithole road again. Never. Instead, I smile & whisper bonjour to my heart.
This level of attentive thinking comes by practising it unconsciously. I have inculcated it in my lifestyle so that I am unconsciously saying toodles, but I am mindful of the situation a the same time.