Day 184 - A Year to Clear - Yang and Yin
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Lesson 184: Yang and Yin
“Being bold and being vulnerable are two sides of the same coin. Together they make a potent combination.”
Today we are to consider the statement.
It’s quite powerful and at the same time makes perfect sense. I think about the times when we need to push our comfort zones – doing something we may not necessarily like but have to try in order to find out. When I think about a time I pushed my comfort zone was when I first moved to Melbourne. I did not know anyone, apart from work mates who I had spoken to on the phone, and I didn’t have any friends or family here. I decided to go to meetup groups to establish my own friendships. I was really pushing myself to do it, not knowing if I’d find anyone I’d get along with. I had to become brave in those moments and told myself to just go with the flow and see what happened. It did leave me vulnerable, in the sense that I wasn’t sure if I could chat to anyone or seem interesting enough for people to want to talk to me. I could have been a fish out of water. In the end, it turned out well and I surprised myself at how well I succeeded in those meetup groups.
I guess if I didn’t open myself to those possibilities, I wouldn’t have known. I allowed myself to be both bold and vulnerable in order to move forward and establish my own network of friends. I think those two aspects applies in life – like trusting new friends with your life, asking someone out for the first time, asking your boss for raise, going on a holiday by yourself, trying a dance class where you don’t know anyone… I could on and on. It’s a powerful combo that pushes boundaries in a good way. You could take it one step deeper and realise that it helps clear your path of doubt also. By using that combo, it allows you to live.
Do you remember a time when you were both vulnerable and bold?