Vulnerability asks us to feel everything, the good and the bad. To learn to view it and accept it, and if you’re lucky and strong-willed enough, to start growing from it. To shift how you view the world; to choose what lens you want to see the world.

We have different normals. We cope with change on a small scale every single day. We face change in large scale ways a few times in our lives, and if we’re fortunate, very few. Tapping into that vulnerability, extending grace to ourselves, is what can save us.

I’m far from perfect, but I love to talk. I love people, helping them, inspiring them, being the friend who’s always there, no questions asked. My high school best friend calls me a “giver” and this many years later, I can acknowledge she was right. I give and support all of those around me. Why not give some light in what can be a dark world, especially now?