Karynn Krill Weinstein talks about her story of spiritual journey in her book titled Karynn’s Spiritual Journey: Learning Embracing Vulnerability’s Lessons of Empowerment. Despite all the events of one’s life, one can find that only humility and readiness to accept that which is hidden within oneself can bring true healing and spiritual experience. Karynn empathizes with herself by sharing her struggles, including challenges with mental illness, bullying, pressure, and other problems. In this sense, Karynn becomes an epitome of vulnerability. She suggests that we only gain the spiritual state that is attainable when a person completely accepts themselves including their emotions and thoughts.
Currently, vulnerability is seen as a sign of the inability to fit into modern society, where strength is often valued, and emotions are not taken seriously. But first and foremost, it is extremely crucial that learning to accept your vulnerability is one of the strongest things you can do for your soul. It means embracing the possibility of responding to core feelings, thinking about the things that scare you, and understanding that you don’t know everything. This openness is not a lack of strength, which may seem like an indication of vulnerability; rather, it is strength that brings about change.
Personal analysis is also very instrumental in this process. The idea of taking time beneath the swell of a wave to think about what you’ve done, what you are thinking, and how you are feeling makes a lot of sense. As you look back at what has occurred in your life and how you have reacted, you start noticing demoralizing patterns of thought and behavior. It is thus easier to get sensitized to parts of your life that may require healing and once one discovers this, there is a conscious effort to move forward with purpose.
By embracing vulnerability, one remedy that can be suggested is journaling. Journaling is an effective method of communication, especially when you have something in mind that you cannot say aloud. Interpersonal journaling helps you write about your experiences putting you in a position to understand yourself and find out what ails you. In the long run, journaling can help you understand new trends in these aspects and even tell you where you have been.
Another aspect, which is a necessary ingredient in the process of learning to embrace vulnerability is learning to trust oneself. There is beauty in leaning on another person for approval or even advice, but to sincerely rise is to have faith in oneself. Trusting your instincts and letting your heart lead the show will only guide you to the right path and action. One must not forget that you are your own compass, and when you listen to your inner self, you leave room for your spiritual transformation to occur.
One of the standout methods that promote opportunities for vulnerability is meditation. Taking small periods of time during the day to meditate and focus on your breathing enables you to zero in on your inner emotions and thoughts. Therefore, meditation brings clarity which helps you deal with emotions, and allows you to find time to understand yourself. The quiet times are when you get to know yourself and reveal the truths about yourself that no one knows.
It also means allowing yourself the comfort of being wrong and accepting it. No one is perfect and it’s okay not to be perfect. Trying to be perfect only makes everything worse. However, accepting the fact that every person is evolving within a continuous learning process is the key to success. At some point, we get weary of trying to cover up our inadequacies and when you accept those imperfections it lets you off the hook. You permit yourself to be a person, and by doing this you create a chance for love, acceptance, and actual healing.
Ending Note
Finally, it is not about weakness and helplessness at all; it is about allowing God and ourselves to heal and move forward toward the real person we were created to be. It’s the process of learning how to accept, love, and be kind to ourselves and that calls for patience, kindness, and bravery. Accepting helps let growth blossom, to become accepted as part of one’s being thus enhancing the spiritual perception of one with the world as a whole. Therefore, this process of growth, healing, and transformation is a positive change that can make your life worth living by fulfilling one’s destiny.
