Besides being delicious, you'll see what they have to do with this blog when you watch Brene Brown's fantastic (and wildly popular so you may have already seen it) TED talk entitled "The power of vulnerability". Seriously, it's excellent. I'm not sure why you're still reading - just go watch it.
For those of you still here, wanting to read more about it before you are convinced to watch, she is a qualitative researcher who cleverly discusses shame, fear, vulnerability, courage (which is defined by her as "to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart"), and in this discussion, exposes a lot of her researching self but also her human self - a mom, a student, a patient. And shockingly pulls in a lot of public health issues... so naturally it is excellent and intriguing.
She has many poignant takeaway messages, but in order to not ruin them entirely, here are a few "teasers":
1. We numb vulnerability - we are the most in debt, obese, addicted and medicated adults in US history.
2. We are making the uncertain, certain. Religion, politics, etc - "I'm right. You're wrong. Shut up."
3. Hoping that taking fat from our butts to put in our cheeks is something that our ancestors gawk at 100 years from now.
Turns out I am lucky enough to know a lot of really courageous people.
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ReplyDeletesorry bout that. typo.
ReplyDeletevulnerability = weakness
you are right, lovely brother. vulnerability = weakness.
ReplyDeletebut, is it true that vulnerability = weakness = bad? after watching brown's video, i would argue maybe sometimes, but definitely not always.
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