Embracing Vulnerability

It seems reasonable and, certainly, benign to avoid what is painful or even unpleasant. But that avoidance constructs our prison walls. We fear our own feelings which we shove behind the walls. We don’t want to look at them or even acknowledge their existence.
But our feelings open our heart and soul. Yes, they do imply incredible vulnerability. Sometimes that vulnerability overwhelms us and we don’t think we can continue. But always we do. We want to be careful not to make decisions about curtailing our vulnerability from a place of fear.
Embracing our vulnerability needs to be our chosen path every day and every minute. When we block our vulnerability we construct our prison.
How have you cut off your feelings today? Do you prefer busyness to time for reflection? Are you unaware why you eat/drink/smoke? What do you hate about your inner world? How do you distrust your feelings? Would you make a major decision from a feeling place rather than an intellectual place?
And how will you open to include your feelings a little more in our life this week? Maybe taking a few seconds to be aware of what you are feeling several times a day? Maybe allowing your feelings to be present and just noticing them?