There's Power in Authenticity

“There’s no Crying in baseball!” If you know where that quote is from lets be friends. A lot of us have been taught to not cry or maybe even suck it up. We are taught be strong, and to be strong is to not be vulnerable or show emotion. By learning this we are taught that vulnerability is weakness. This whole idea that strength is in hiding your vulnerability is so far from the truth and prevents us from living our truth. There is power in authenticity. After of years of being taught “be strong don’t cry” or being made to feel weak when we show emotion, our ego gets in the way when we do anything different. Our ego tries to keep us in check by convincing you that the authenticity in being vulnerable is weakness. When you drop your ego and show your authentic vulnerable self that isn’t weakness, it’s freedom. There is nothing more courageous and strong than showing your vulnerability.

Here is the problem we run into in relationships and connecting with people. People are afraid of being authentic but only when people are authentic can we related to them. Being vulnerable sharing emotion is what we can all relate to and understand in each other. Vulnerability is where we find love. Relating to vulnerability is where we find compassion and strength. I heard this quote from Bert Hellinger that I really helped me to understand. “Human beings can only love things that are Imperfect because perfect has never been real and real has never been perfect”. Perfect isn’t real. Imperfection in being vulnerable is the realest anyone can possibly be.

Go out there show your true strength by being vulnerable.

Kindest Regards,

Mickey