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I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.

There has to be a balance between power and vulnerability. That's something I feel I have in my own life, something I struggle with and - on a good day - like about myself.

There is the natural tendency that all of us are vulnerable to, to deny unpleasant realities and to look for any excuse to push them away and resolve to think about them another day long in the future.

The moment someone asks you to do something you don't have the time or inclination to do is fraught with vulnerability.

Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

We have to transcend our own negativity and vulnerability and work from our own inner security.

Vulnerability is basically uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.

I think one's relationship with one's vulnerability is a very delicate and precious relationship. Most people try to hide, disguise that vulnerability, and in doing that, you, I think, diminish a great source of power.

I actually think it's harder to play vulnerability, because you're having to delve deeper into portions of your own psyche, what it is that makes you human.