Each day, and the living of it, has to be a conscious creation in which discipline and order are relieved with some play and pure foolishness.
May SartonRead
When we admit our vulnerability, we include others. If we deny it, we shut them out.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Acknowledging our vulnerabilities allows for deeper connections with others, while ignoring them isolates us.
This quote highlights the importance of vulnerability in building meaningful relationships. When we openly acknowledge our weaknesses and insecurities, we create an environment where others feel safe to do the same, fostering empathy and connection. Conversely, by denying our vulnerabilities, we distance ourselves from others and miss out on genuine interactions.
Themes
VulnerabilityConnectionRelationshipsHonestyEmpathy
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about teamwork, you might say, 'As May Sarton wisely noted, when we admit our vulnerability, we include others. Let's build a culture of openness.'
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Here life goes on, even and monotonous on the surface, full of lightning, of summits and of despair, in its depths. We have now arrived at a stage in life so rich in new perceptions that cannot be transmitted to those at another stage - one feels at the same time full of so much gentleness and so much despair - the enigma of this life grows, grows, drowns one and crushes one, then all of a sudden in a supreme moment of light one becomes aware of the sacred.
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I think of the trees and how simply they let go, let fall the riches of a season, how without grief (it seems) they can let go and go deep into their roots for renewal and sleep.... Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember that nothing stays the same for long, not even pain, psychic pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go.
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