Atlas of the Heart By Brene Brown
Choosing to be curious is choosing to be vulnerable because it requires us to surrender to uncertainty. We have to ask questions, admit to not knowing, risk being told that we shouldn’t be asking, and sometimes make discoveries that lead to discomfort.
Betrayal: the noun for betray which means to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery; to be unfaithful in guarding or fulfilling a trust; to be disloyal or violate a confidence; to seduce or desert.
Unevolved Emotion: Dishonor (All generations)
-Lack or loss of dignity, glory, respect or repute; disgrace, shame, ignominy; to feel insulted or violated; to cause shame or disgrace or bring reproach; to rape or seduce. A person can cause dishonor to another or the victim of dishonor by another’s actions.
Unevolved Emotion: Hostility (Feeling inferior or emotional immaturity)
Energies: Spark of Life
Emotion: Frustration
-Any failure is frustrating and may threaten our feelings of worth
Emotion: Heartache (Physical pain)
Emotion: Resentment
-Robs energy and prevents a person from coping successfully with new or severe stresses which may come along. It also causes us to distort reality and perceive nonexistent threats which consumes an extraordinary amount of energy.
Language matter. It’s the raw material of story, it changes how we feel about ourselves and others, and it’s a portal to connection. With the same amount of power language can also be used to strip people of their dignity and humanity. With awareness about how dehumanization works, comes the responsibility to call out dangerous language when we recognize it.
Dehumanization has fueled innumerable acts violence, human rights violations, war crimes, and genocides, It makes slavery, torture, and human trafficking possible. Dehumanization of others is the process by which we become accepting of violations against human nature, the human spirit, and, for many of us, violations against the central tenets of our faith.
Researcher Robert Sternberg found that hate moves from place to place on a “current,” and it needs this current to grow travel. He explains that “those currents are provided by cynical leaders who capitalize on people’s insecurities to bolster their power.” He writes, “When instigators seek to gain traction for their leadership by spreading hate, they often attract observer(s) who do nothing or who, over time, move from being observers to being participants.” Sternberg also states that “the more the leaders whip up powerful stories, even those of hate, the more people follow them.”
I hope this all gives anyone here insight into the clearing and what we are moving away from as a society.
With Love,
Erika
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