Paul Conti

let's say about some pride or some self-esteem, right?

Is it can work against vulnerability, right?

Which we know can also in some situations push us towards jumping the boundary into envy and all of that.

So, so, so let's think about vulnerability.

If you,

You conceive, okay, people are assailing me, and you just go to a place of gratitude, it can send a message that, okay, I'm just lucky, and I hope I continue to get lucky, as opposed to, that's not true.

There's ability inside of me and discernment inside of me that tells me I can have a greater sense of confidence that I'll navigate what comes my way.

Because the pride or the self-esteem part is owning what we've contributed to the goodness we've created, which does, in a sense, helps us feel better about ourselves.

And it also helps us feel armed against, say, the slings and arrows of whatever outrageous fortune may come next.

See, what I think, as you're telling me that, I don't want to be presumptuous, but I make some thoughts or some conclusions that tell me, hey, you're in a pretty healthy place, right?

And the reason I say that is because I agree completely about vulnerability.

I mean, think about it.

Humility and gratitude make us vulnerable, right?

If you're like, wow, I'm grateful.

Thank you.

I'm grateful for you.

You know, we could get shot down or something, you know, something bad could happen or something could...

Make us feel bad.

So yes, we need vulnerability.

If we try and eliminate vulnerability, we're living miles into the envy land, right?