Simple question; important answer. What do you do when you feel overwhelmed and in need? Do you have a best friend? Is your mom still there for you? What if you need money? Do you have a true ally to turn to? Can you tell your spouse when you are hurting emotionally? Can you tell someone that they hurt your feelings? Can you tell your closest contacts that you are scared or feel alone?
It turns out that these questions are more important than if you have a good doctor or a stocked bank account. It turns out that the willingness to express vulnerability is likely the most important determinant of health and well-being that we have available to us. As important as exercise; more helpful than kale and almonds (I know this is debatable in our food-obsessed world); every bit as important as vitamins, minerals and all the helpful herbs we can pour into ourselves.
Brene Brown captured this concept beautifully in her now famous TED video shown below:
This remarkable combination of expressing feelings and clinical research opens up the world of health to very real and practical guidelines for living a real and connected life. Being able to express our needs in an open, honest fashion allows love into our lives and power into our hearts. While it is not as easy as eating the perfect diet or maintaining a disciplined exercise routine, it is more powerful than all the more popular and easier to talk about, "in vogue" practices covering the health magazines. Expressing and sharing vulnerability is the gift of being human and brings a prize worth more than gold. While it may seem scary to those inexperienced in its expression, it frees the soul and spirit like no other practice. It is an art that can be learned, cultivated and mastered. It is never too early or too late. The only requirement to get there is the willingness to "jump in". Once you taste its magic, you will be a believer forever.
It turns out that these questions are more important than if you have a good doctor or a stocked bank account. It turns out that the willingness to express vulnerability is likely the most important determinant of health and well-being that we have available to us. As important as exercise; more helpful than kale and almonds (I know this is debatable in our food-obsessed world); every bit as important as vitamins, minerals and all the helpful herbs we can pour into ourselves.
Brene Brown captured this concept beautifully in her now famous TED video shown below:
This remarkable combination of expressing feelings and clinical research opens up the world of health to very real and practical guidelines for living a real and connected life. Being able to express our needs in an open, honest fashion allows love into our lives and power into our hearts. While it is not as easy as eating the perfect diet or maintaining a disciplined exercise routine, it is more powerful than all the more popular and easier to talk about, "in vogue" practices covering the health magazines. Expressing and sharing vulnerability is the gift of being human and brings a prize worth more than gold. While it may seem scary to those inexperienced in its expression, it frees the soul and spirit like no other practice. It is an art that can be learned, cultivated and mastered. It is never too early or too late. The only requirement to get there is the willingness to "jump in". Once you taste its magic, you will be a believer forever.
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