Imperfect... and it's OK
There are so many things in life that you cannot see when you're standing in a deep hole. It is true, you can use that hole to help shield yourself from the things outside that could hurt you, wound your soul in a way from which you are not sure you can recover. But standing in the hole and using its walls to shield yourself from everything does other things to you as well. First, standing in that hole you feel small -- very small. And when you're feeling small, you start to feel unworthy of many things. Those things include things like respect, love, joy don't seem to find you in that hole. And when you're stuck in that hole you can't crawl out to find those things either. Feeling worthy and wholeheartedness are two things I am focused on this year. Brene Brown is a social science researcher and has written several books on the concepts of shame, worthiness and wholeheartedness, and I have found them to be so enriching. I am finishing this book now (it...
