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the courage to be vulnerable

7:17 PM
Vulnerability. Even typing that word creates small bubbles of emotions that rise to the surface and pop! Quickly and unexpectedly. My chest has tiny tremors of tension and a few muscles in my arms tense. My breath catches or is held for the briefest moment..  For me, vulnerability is often associated with the words “risk”, “pain”, and “fear”. Not all the time though....