I've always wondered WHY even the most "closed off" people would open up to me - often saying "You're the only person I've revealed this to or am revealing this to..."

I've realized (and gain increasing conviction in the same) that it's because I'm such an "open book" - spilling my vulnerable guts out right away - inspiring them to do the same.

I'm seeing the strength of what I used to think of as a "weakness".