Today’s messages come from come from Brene Brown, Atlas of the Heart. I hope that these messages help you move forward in your New Year.
Vulnerability is not weakness; it is our greatest measure of courage
(Page 15)
The broken-hearted are the bravest among us-they dared to love
(Page 191)
Cultivating meaningful connection is a daring and vulnerable practice that requires grounded confidence, the courage to walk alongside others and story stewardship
(Page 254)
I’ve also learned something that has changed how I move through my life on a daily basis: Our connection with others can only be as deep as our connection with ourselves. If I don’t know and understand who I am and what I need, want, and believe, I can’t share with you. I need to be connected to myself, in my own body, and learning what makes me work. This is how I start to develop the grounded confidence I need to move throuhg the world and cultivate meaningful connection with others. Before this work, I didn’t give enough importance to spending time and energy connecting to myself. I made that optional if I had anything left after connecting with others. It wasn’t working- and now I know why.
