The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are.
I'm about half way through this book and so far I really like it! Great read.
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Did you watch the video link that AG posted that Brene Brown did? It's in the Science section. She wrote the book.
Here is a description:
Human-behavior researcher and author of I Thought It Was Just Me (2007), Brown has made a career out of studying difficult emotions such as fear and shame. In this latest book, she emphasizes that above all other ingredients of living an emotionally healthy life is the importance of loving ourselves. In the grips of what she took to be a breakdown, or midlife crisis, Brown came to understand she was experiencing a “spiritual awakening” and worked to explore its significance and the interaction of knowing and understanding yourself and loving yourself. She intersperses her own personal journey with research and clinical observations of others of the work of living a “wholehearted” life, or “engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness.” The point is to embrace life and oneself with all the imperfections, releasing the stress of overdoing and overworking. Brown offers exercises for readers to plumb their own emotions and begin to develop the kind of resilience needed to stand up to unrealistic expectations of others and ourselves. --Vanessa Bush
Here is a description:
Human-behavior researcher and author of I Thought It Was Just Me (2007), Brown has made a career out of studying difficult emotions such as fear and shame. In this latest book, she emphasizes that above all other ingredients of living an emotionally healthy life is the importance of loving ourselves. In the grips of what she took to be a breakdown, or midlife crisis, Brown came to understand she was experiencing a “spiritual awakening” and worked to explore its significance and the interaction of knowing and understanding yourself and loving yourself. She intersperses her own personal journey with research and clinical observations of others of the work of living a “wholehearted” life, or “engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness.” The point is to embrace life and oneself with all the imperfections, releasing the stress of overdoing and overworking. Brown offers exercises for readers to plumb their own emotions and begin to develop the kind of resilience needed to stand up to unrealistic expectations of others and ourselves. --Vanessa Bush
STRM,
I just ordered that a couple days ago. Can't wait to get it and read it. Let us know what you think when you're done!
MTF
I just ordered that a couple days ago. Can't wait to get it and read it. Let us know what you think when you're done!
MTF
Thanks for the suggestion! I just "borrowed" it from my library's ebook collection First time using the ebook collection, I love it!
First time using the ebook collection, I love it!quote:Originally posted by Room2Grow:
Thanks for the suggestion! I just "borrowed" it from my library's ebook collection
Oh man, I wish we had that here!
Went and bought the book (bless my downloading Kindle) after watching that video. JUST started it and I'm already really enjoying it. I look forward to discussing it with everyone after I've read it.
Just wondering if anyone has read the first book? Sounds good too...and written before her "spiritual awakening"?
Faith,
I have the first one, but I ended up starting the 2nd one first because it's much shorter. I'm going to start the 1st one soon.
I have the first one, but I ended up starting the 2nd one first because it's much shorter. I'm going to start the 1st one soon.
Got the book yesterday and started reading last night....so far so good I decided to do the same STRM
I decided to do the same STRM