vulnerability - by Elaine - manners & mystery
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overcoming the discomfort of expressing our desires
Shozo Shimamoto, Untitled, 1965 Elaine@laine_writes i'm getting better at asking for what i want. it's funny how something so simple, something we did instinctively as a child, gets unlearned through the process of growing up and acquiring an armor. 2:22 AM · Feb 16, 2023 4 Reposts · 50 Likes Expressing a desire is a very vulnerable act. It gives another person the power to see into your heart and potentially disappoint you. If people don’t know what you want, they can’t hurt you. Sometimes the thing you want might reveal a side of you that you don’t want the world to see. For example,…
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