December 5, 2011

Vulnerability

Vulnerability: 1. Susceptible to physical or emotional injury. 2. Liable to succumb, as to persuasion or temptation.


“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” Bob Marley





“To grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.” Madeleine L'Engle






"Love is not love until love's vulnerable." Theodore Roethke








 
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." Helen Keller



Synonyms: accountability, accountableness, amenability, amenableness, arrearage, blame, burden, compulsion, culpability, debt, duty, indebtedness, liability, obligation, onus, openness, owing, subjection, susceptibility, susceptibleness, vulnerableness, nakedness, openness, peril,

3 comments:

Adriana Iris said...

not sure why this made me teary eye

ManuelRdgz said...

I always enjoy my daily morning dose of inspirational and intellectual stimulation from this blog.

Unknown said...

Thank you sugar!

I think it can be scary to think about how vulnerable we really are. Plus you're an artist, Adriana. I think that makes you more sensitive than most.

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