When you love a book you want to tell the world about it.
That’s how I feel right now as I’m reading DARING GREATLY by
BrenéBrown. I’m beginning to think she
climbed inside my head and wrote down all my thoughts.
I’ve found myself nodding in agreement while reading every
page. Brown is blowing my mind with her wisdom and honest perceptions.
Take this:
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy,
courage, empathy, and creativity.”
Or this:
“Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time
and requires work, attention, and full engagement.”
I’m in the midst of several vulnerable undertakings.
Every morning for the past several weeks I’ve woken up to a
crew of construction workers chillin’ on my front lawn, ready to tackle the
day’s work. My house is not my own. My inner sanctum is a construction site. How symbolic.
I’m excited to share the other undertaking I referred to
earlier with you in a few weeks.
Until then…
Thank you. Thank you for making this a place where I’ve felt
like I can be vulnerable, brave, and alive. Thank you for reading faithfully
and sharing your thoughts. You make this blog what it is!
Finally, I wasn’t surprised when I came across one of my
favorite quotes in DARING GREATLY:
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were
grown up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept
vulnerability. To be alive is to be
vulnerable.” Madeleine L’Engle (italics mine)
Have you read a book
recently you’ve wanted to share with the world?
*photo by stock.XCHNG
