Vulnerability is not my weakness—it is my liberation.

Over the past few days, I’ve had some of the most honest, heartfelt conversations I’ve had in a long time. I don’t think they would’ve happened if I weren’t on this wellness journey. But even more than that, it feels like something greater has been nudging me. A message from somewhere beyond, gently asking me to lower my guard and truly listen.

And through that listening, I’ve realized I’m not the only one who heard it. There’s been a shift, like we all received the same gentle pull toward connection, vulnerability, and truth. Whatever that higher power is—call it the universe, God, or wherever your spirit flows—it’s been loud enough for many of us to hear. And we’re responding. Stone by stone, wall by wall, we’re letting real conversation come through. Connection come through.

In times of chaos, I think we’re being reminded of what it truly means to be human. To listen. To soften. To reach out when we might normally retreat. I’ve touched on this in other posts, but today I wanted to pull back the curtain a little more, not just to share the shift, but the root of it.

For me, it began with one small choice after another. Choosing presence. Choosing growth. Choosing to stop numbing and start feeling. It started when I finally gave myself permission to slow down and hear what my body and heart had been trying to say.

And that’s when things began to open.

Through these conversations, through the practice of showing up and carefully removing one stone at a time, I’ve found myself leaning into vulnerability more than ever before. I’m softening. Not in weakness, but in truth. In trust. In strength.

There is power in learning to hold both strength and softness. To know when to speak and when to listen. To stand tall while letting your heart stay open. That’s where connection lives. That’s where authenticity begins. And we need more of that now, within ourselves and between one another.

We aren’t meant to shield ourselves from emotion. We’re meant to feel it. To connect. To love. To be moved.

And in making one small choice after another, and choosing to listen to this quiet call, I’ve started to feel something new. A kind of freedom. A release from what’s been holding me back. A deeper alignment with who I really am and how to use my voice to share.

If you’ve felt that same quiet call, I hope you’ll answer it. I hope you’ll choose to listen. To connect. To open. To share. And in doing so, I hope you feel just a little more free too.