Last Thursday I watched this video, Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability, that really made me think. (And then on Friday, it was used in a meeting I attended!) I was meant to see it, one way or another!
Dr. Brown talked about how vulnerability is at the core of shame and fear, but it is also connected to courage, love, and joy. Being vulnerable is what allows us to create connections with others. She also talked about people who feel worthy and feel a sense of belonging are the people who believe they are worthy of love and belonging. Those who do not feel worthy do not believe that they are worthy of love and belonging.
I struggle with all of this ....being good enough....feeling worthy of love...worthy of forgiveness... Eating can numb those feelings; but not for long. It doesn't work. They keep resurfacing. But still I have tried. Another thing that Dr. Brown talks about in the video is that when we numb vulnerability, but we cannot choose only that emotion to numb; when we numb vulnerability, we numb all emotions, including the "good" ones!
Numb is no way to live.
So I am working on it.
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