my sister heidi introduced me to this awesome book:
the gifts of imperfection {by} brene' brown.
and since then, i've heard several peeps i know of, lovin' her stuff too.
i ordered it on sunday night.
it came monday evening. [i♥amazon!]
started it at 10pm; finished this morning.
such a thought provoking, life changing read.
so applicable to very specific struggles i deal with.
dr. brown is a charming & well educated researcher who studies topics such as shame & vulnerability.
her studies indicate that courage, compassion & connection are the key to, what she calls, "living a wholehearted life."
i marked up the entire book in the most lovely shade of teal colored pencil. ♥
i was nodding an "amen, sister" to everything she had to say.
"most of us are trying to live an authentic life. deep down, we want to take off our game face and be real and imperfect. there is a line from leonard cohen's song "anthem" that serves as a reminder to me when i get into that place where i'm trying to control everything and make it perfect. the line is- "there is a crack in everything. that's how the light gets in." so may of us run around spackling all of the cracks, trying to make everything look just right. this line helps me remember the beauty of the cracks [and the messy house and the imperfect manuscript and the too-tight jeans]. it reminds me that our imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together. imperfectly, but together." -brene' brown
speaks to my soul.
♥