Through the Portal of Vulnerability

Through the Portal of Vulnerability
by Loretta Falco

  What we feel most passionate about often carries the greatest weight of vulnerability. To share what stirs your soul means stepping into the unknown. The mind, always trying to keep us safe, sometimes protects us from real danger but just as often from uncertainty. Passion demands heart. And heart is raw, exposed, and powerful.

When you keep your dreams or ideas locked away, you are not only silencing your own spirit. You are withholding something meaningful from the world. Passion is not random. It is spirit moving through you. It is an invitation to create, to connect, and to answer a deeper call. Vulnerability is not weakness. It is the doorway through which something real and transformative is born. The more truth you bring forward, the more energy moves. Passion and vulnerability together create a force that awakens, inspires, and ripples far beyond what you may ever witness.

This journey asks you to show up fully, even when it feels risky. It may stretch you. It may test you. But it will also reveal something real and alive within you.

Courage is not something you either have or lack. It is something you build over time. Like a muscle, it strengthens through use. Everything done for the first time feels unfamiliar and weird. The first date, the first month in a new job, writing your first page, trying yoga, traveling to a place where no one knows your name, or simply changing the way you eat. Each time you acknowledge fear or discomfort and move forward anyway, you level up. And with practice, it gets easier. There is always something to gain from the experience. Even if it does not go as well as you hoped, you learn. You adjust. You get better and better each time you put yourself out there.

Still, the journey can feel lonely. You might believe you have to carry it all on your own. But no one is self-made. That idea is a myth. Humans build each other up. We are shaped by those who came before us, by those we walk beside, and by those who extend their hands to guide us. Knowledge, strength, wisdom, and skill are passed down. Sometimes through story. Sometimes through practice. Sometimes through presence alone.

There are elders and peers who see fire when it flickers. They recognize potential because they remember what it feels like to be at the beginning. Many are just waiting for someone like you to show up so they can pass on what they have learned. But they cannot help you if your presence remains hidden. Let yourself be seen. Speak up. Share what you care about, even when it feels uncertain. You will begin to attract the right people. People who support you not because they have to, but because they believe in what you are doing. Their support is genuine. And one day, you will become that person for someone else.