To be Vulnerable is to be Real
We long to be real, to know others for who they are, not how they want to be perceived. And yet we are taught to be STRONG, to barrel through life as if we are modern day superheroes--impervious to the battery of storms that come our way. How many times have I read, "you're a strong mama, you can do it" on Facebook to those who are expressing horrific emotional pain or loss. Really? Don't be vulnerable? Don't feel? So be a superhero? And if you're not, then what? Vulnerability does stink, but it's also a breath of fresh air, a kind of humanness we long to experience. I'm not saying don't be encouraging, i'm just saying there certainly seem to be times when being told, "you're strong" is far from reality, and we need to know that it's OK. Sometimes I get tired of those crazy memes(where in the world did that word come from anyway?) on FB, but then I read this one yesterday, "Sometimes I get tired of being stron