Last weekend Richard and I were able to see the second year performance from the Penumbra Summer Institute. I love living so close to Penumbra, we have seen great shows there. Here’s how the program is described on Penumbra’s page: Summer Institute is a three …
Brené Brown, my favorite blogger, speaker, author and generally wise woman speaks of courage: “The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart… Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Telling our story is incredibly dangerous. Scary. If I tell my …
The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame.
(Genesis 2:25 The Message)
This is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. I love love love the idea of no shame.
I can’t imagine a world without shame. Can you?
Richard and I came across this TEDx talk this winter and watched it on his phone while we were stranded at O’Hare after a long wait coming through customs. It was remarkably inspiring and beautiful.
I recently rediscovered the speaker, Brene Brown, when I checked out a few of her books. I’m currently reading I Thought It Was Just Me, and I have The Gifts of Imperfection at home too, ready to be read.
This talk is a little long, just over 20 minutes, but so worth it if you haven’t seen it yet. I’m sure that I’ll be drawing ideas for future posts, and for my own life from this talk and Dr. Brown’s books. Take time to watch this clip.