Birthplace of Joy

I really wanted to share a video that I came across a few days ago. I've now watched it twice and I can't even begin to tell you how powerful it is. Please consider taking 20 minutes out of your day to watch it. It is the best 20 minutes I've spent in awhile.

Brene Brown speaks about vulnerability. She is a qualitative researcher in the field of Social Work interested in "expanding perception."

First she breaks down that connection is "why we are here. It's what gives us purpose and meaning."

Then she talked about shame. She said that it is ultimately the fear of connecting with others. I thought this was an interesting point because I often feel afraid to connect with others, due to my paranoia and other issues. I am afraid of what others will think of me. I still carry a lot of shame around with me because of my past. I've blogged a lot about it and allowed people in, but I still feel a lot of shame.

One of the most interesting points she made was that shame also occurs when there are issues with our belief in our worthiness. I think that moving forward, that's something I need to work on, because often, I don't feel like I'm worthy of love and good things. I often feel like I don't deserve good things happening since I've mostly lived in difficult circumstances. 

Maybe that's why I haven't moved forward completely.

I want to end with another quote that she said in the video. She said that shame and vulnerability can be the "birthplace of joy, creativity, belonging and love." This quote really spoke to me because I often feel like they are bad things, but she pointed out that they can be good, if we channel the energy towards the positive and work hard to realize that we are worthy.