Vulnerability

Just lately I have been repeatably exposed to the misuse of the word ‘vulnerability’ in the context of a critical practice in positive personal growth.

Wiki describes it nicely; vulnerability refers to the inability to withstand the effects of a hostile environment.

What the new age correspondents are trying to express is the ability to be emotionally open in a non-hostile environment.

And in addition, to expand the number of non-hostile environments by throwing off emotional attachment to preconceptions.

What the good preachers really mean is ‘invulnerable openness’.