My experiences, thoughts and their expression: mi vida

For the last two weeks, I have been 'en - amour - ed' with the work of Brené Brown, whose recent book " The gifts of imperfection '  I just acquired, and which I am ' degustando ' as I would (and you) a great wine. The book - and her TED talk, which I saw on vimeo - has opened my eyes (and hopefully will open more...as in the heart!) to maybe a new way of 'seeing' things. Let me share with you the final paragraph of the talk: hope you are intrigued to find out more, as I was...am. Enjoy! "But there's another way, and I'll leave you with this. This is what I have found: to let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen ; to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no guarantee -- and that's really hard, and I can tell you as a parent, that's excruciatingly difficult -- to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror , when we're wondering, "Can I love you this much? Can I believe in this t...

Brené Brown's website Just saw this TED Talk... Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability ...it blew my socks off (and it is cold today in Atlanta!). Brené Brown held my attention for the length of this video, one which I'll see again, and one that I want to see again . Why? Because she points to an important learning: for me, and maybe for you, and for all of us -  a learning around vulnerability. Hearing from her voice characteristics I have lived and which may have (not may, but - have...!) deterred me from being... ( modifier to be inserted here ) vulnerable (is that more...?, or more frequently...?, more disposed to?....or better yet, from having a life's position of leaning into it ...), takes the edge off: pushes a horrible fear to the side, if only for a minute, while I am able to garner the courage to peep into the 'scary' situation that is requesting that I apply " my vulnerability " 'being' in all its breath and depth. Yes ...