Authentic Vulnerability
“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” ~Brene Brown
How do you feel about your story? Would you feel comfortable telling a version of your story where you show up as the hero? And not some post modern dystopian anti-hero, but a solid, old-school, Joan of Arc or Lancelot kind?
I don’t know how that feels for you, but I know that for many of us, it’s not easy to see ourselves as the gorgeous hero of our “one wild and precious life”.
Luckily, an introverted researcher named Brene Brown carved out a path for us back in 2011 in the form of a TEDx Houston talk that was watched by millions. Since then, she’s opened a floodgate for us.
And in that floodgate is a ton of wisdom, but it is a floodgate, and it can feel overwhelming. We know vulnerability is the path to an empowered life of real connection where we’re the hero of our life story. But it can also feel essential to be “vulnerable” with everyone, all the time. It sometimes can feel awkward when you don’t want to get vulnerable with all your friends, neighbours, Uber drivers, and your dentist.
What’s the secret to navigating the vulnerability floodgate?
It’s all in the power of choice and a sense of authenticity.
