Monday, May 16, 2011





My experience is -
that it is a great stride
in personal development
is when we reach a position of believing
that it is ok to feel vulnerable,
be open about vulnerability
and accept that vulnerability
is a strength and not a weakness.

My personal journey into this area
has included several events
in which I felt extreme vulnerability.

I have never suffered a nervous breakdown
and I feel deeply for those who have,
but I have had the equivalent of a credit crunch
- emotionally.

I have lived and experienced extreme fear.
I have been in unmanageable situations.
I have had to change my style of leadership
- u turn indeed,
and have had a heart transplant
in theological terms.

It is mask stuff.
If we feel vulnerable but pretend we don't
- We are painting on the make-up,
fashion styling and dressing up in a mask.
I understand and feel deeply for all in this.
Some humans are so emotionally fragile
that they have to keep a public face for survival.
So many have said to me
"Pip - I want to take the Red Pill
(adventure, risk, on the edge)
but at the moment
I need to take the Blue Pill
(Safe, secure, no risk, routine)
because I am so vulnerable".
For the rest of us,
who yearn for wholeness,
development for self and world,
there is growth out there, in
Vulnerableville.


¸.•*¨*•♪you?¸.•*¨*•♪