Guided, a door, and three of you standing at it. Music underneath
Vulnerability is a door, not a hole. This one brings two more of your voices along to walk through it with you.
About 13 minutes with Steven Webb's calm voice.
You bring up a time you felt exposed and stand it in front of a door. Fear turns up, and you say I see you, thank you for trying to protect me. Then courage stands one side of you and wisdom the other, and all three say the lines together. You are not alone in there, even when it is only you.
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Steven
Who this is for
Something is coming that will leave you exposed. Asking for help, saying the honest thing, putting yourself forward.
Vulnerability is a door, not a hole. This one brings two more of your voices along to walk through it with you.
What happens in this meditation
You settle, and if fear or avoidance turn up, you nod at them like an old friend and carry on walking. No pushing required, they fade off on their own.
Then you bring to mind a time recently when you felt exposed, and you stand it in front of a door. On the other side is connection, or honesty, or something you would grow from.
Fear arrives, and you say to it: I see you, thank you for trying to protect me. Then one question. What gift might be hidden in this?
Then the part that makes it work. Courage stands on one side of you and wisdom on the other, both of them also you, and all three say the lines together. I am safe to be open to this. I choose curiosity over fear.
How to get the most from it
Thirteen minutes, and pick a real moment rather than a hypothetical one.
The three of you at the door is the whole idea. When the lines say I, it means all three, and saying them as one voice loses it.
Take that out with you. Feeling vulnerable is not the only voice available, and the others do not turn up unless invited.
Questions people ask
Is this about not being afraid?
No. Fear gets to come along and gets thanked for its trouble. What changes is that it is not the only one talking.
What if I cannot find the courage voice?
It is there, and it is quieter than the fear one. Think of a time you did something despite being frightened. That was it speaking.
Does this stop me being vulnerable?
No, and it should not. You will still be exposed. The difference is who is stood next to you while it happens.
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The transcript
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confidence · vulnerability · self-worth
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Welcome to this guided meditation. I'm Steven. And this meditation is about embracing your
vulnerability and also bringing along the voices of courage and wisdom at the same time.
So let's begin by just allowing your body to settle into a comfortable position.
And it's worth noting that you just allow your body to relax. You don't have to do anything. Your body
knows how to relax.
And as you become aware of your breath, just the same as your body, Your breath knows how to breathe.
You don't have to get involved. We just become aware of this moment and allow it to be what it
is.
You can choose to gently close your eyes or just soften your gaze, just a few feet in front of
you.
And as you take on a moment just to arrive in this moment,
you don't have to do anything, just be here.
You don't even have to do anything with my words. Just
hear them and
allow them to be what they are
Breathing in calm. Breathing out relax
Breathing in calm. Breathing out relax
And you may notice the body just leaning slowly back and forth. Just very subtle. That's
okay. It's as the air goes into your chest. Your shoulders will slightly expand and move back. And
you may notice your belly just going up and down slightly.
That's your body doing its job.
And that's all okay.
And if you find your mind wanders, just smile. Thank you. Thank you for the thought. It's what the mind
does.
We never want to stop the mind thinking completely. We just want to educate the mind and help it to
think in the way we want it to think. And right now we want the mind just to be aware
of our breath
we're breathing in calm, breathing out relaxed.
And if you do have any thoughts of fear or avoidance coming up, just acknowledge them and then gently allow
them to carry on past. It's
almost like greeting an old friend and you nod and you give a smile. And you carry on walking.
You don't even need to push them away.
They'll fade away in the distance all by themselves.
Now as you're feeling nice and relaxed, in this moment we'll just take a
few more breaths. And
what I mean by that is just be aware of your next few breaths. Whatever
speed, whatever depth,
You may notice they're slightly deeper than they were when you started.
And just notice your shoulders relaxing. Your
face relaxing.
As you're relaxing into this moment,
just bring to mind a time recently when you felt a little vulnerable.
And let it come naturally, don't try to force it.
And as you sit with this feeling, imagine it as a doorway.
On the other side of the door lies a deeper connection. A connection with creativity and meaning.
And notice if fear arises, acknowledge it. You could say silently to yourself, I
see you.
I fear. Thank
you for trying to protect me.
And then gently guide your attention back to your breath
then just open your attention to just curiosity.
What could be different the other side of the door?
And ask yourself, what gift might be hidden within this vulnerability?
Perhaps it's an opportunity to be honest. Perhaps it's an opportunity to grow or to connect.
Perhaps it's just an opportunity to be vulnerable and
be brave.
An opportunity to mix the voices of courage. And
wisdom alongside it.
Now just imagine yourself looking at the door. And
you stood there as the voice of vulnerability. And next to you, you've got your inner self,
which is a clone of you with the voice of courage.
And the other side of you, you've got your inner self as a clone of you and
it's the voice of wisdom.
And when you say these affirmations, the
eye is all three of you. All the voices together.
I am safe to be open to this opportunity.
I am safe to be open to this opportunity.
I choose curiosity over fear.
I choose curiosity over fear.
Within vulnerability, I find my strength alongside my courage and wisdom.
Within vulnerability, I find my strength along with courage and wisdom.
And as you feel these words resonate with you, How does vulnerability feel? How does that moment feel? Knowing that
you also have different voices. The voices of courage and the voices of wisdom. And
whatever voices that you'd like to bring to this moment. That
although it is only you, you are not alone. The
voice of vulnerability is not the only voice you have.
So imagine seeing that time when you felt vulnerable.
Imagine it with a deep breath and you're now braver because you have the other voices.
And instead of the fear overall, maybe the voice is more excitement and opportunity.
And now just take a few moments just to rest in the stillness.
Let your breath guide you back to a sense of calm and presence.
And just silently repeat these to yourself.
May I be brave in my vulnerability.
May I be brave in my vulnerability.
May I embrace the gifts of openness.
May I embrace the gifts of openness.
May I show up fully with a voice of courage, compassion and wisdom.
May I show up fully with a voice of courage, compassion and wisdom.
And when you're ready just bring your awareness back to the room. And just shake out your arms or wiggle
your fingers and gently open your eyes. And just imagine what life would be like instead of living off the
one single voice. Whether it's fear or grief or whatever voice it is, imagine how
different it would be if you just took a breath and go, okay, what more voices can we bring to
this moment? I
may be feeling vulnerable, but what if I bring the voice of courage? How different would it look?
How much braver would I be?
How vulnerability morphs into something different of an opportunity.
I'm Steven Webb and thank you for your support on here. If you can leave a review and all these
meditations are completely free because of people that can donate a coffee. That helped pay for the podcast and all
the Inner Peace Meditations. You are awesome. Take care and thank you
