Rest and play…

It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol.

— Brene Brown (Master of Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy degree in social work, professor, academic researcher, public speaker. Brown’s TEDx talk from Houston in 2010, “The Power of Vulnerability”, is one of the five most viewed TED talks. Its popularity shifted her work from relative obscurity in academia into the mainstream spotlight. Brown discusses how and why to choose courage over comfort, equating being brave to being vulnerable. According to her research, doing this opens people to love, joy and belonging by allowing them to better know themselves and more deeply connect with other people. Brown explains that when numbing hard and difficult feelings, essentially feeling vulnerable, we also numb positive emotions, like joy). 

Hmmm. Super interesting info. Kinda makes you think about what’s truly important in life. I’m trying to strike that balance between striving (which is about freedom, choices and feeling I’ve made a worthy contribution) and resting/enjoying life as we speak. I’m certainly working on the feelings/vulnerability piece and that’s been a game changer, no question. Just sayin’ :) Hugs. XO. 

Blessings,

Chatgirl