Brene' Brown (see previous post) says that the three gifts of imperfection are Courage, Compassion and Connection. I think that's so true, perfectionism really paralyzes all three of those.
"The root of the word courage is cor—the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.” Over time, this definition has changed, and, today, courage is more synonymous with being heroic. Heroics is important and we certainly need heroes, but I think we’ve lost touch with the idea that speaking honestly and openly about who we are, about what we’re feeling, and about our experiences (good and bad) is the definition of courage. Heroics is often about putting our life on the line. Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today’s world, that’s pretty extraordinary." -Brene Brown
I seriously love this, can you tell I am obsessed with Brene Brown? Her studies and the things she says really hit home to me. They are spot on with the things I am trying to improve on.
Mary Daly, a theologian, writes, “Courage is like— a habit, a virtue: You get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging.”
So lets hear it for couraging! I am really trying to work on couraging more by letting people really see me and not worry whether or not they approve.
Approval and Love are not the same thing. Approval is not what I want, love is what i'm after.
I never want to give up Authenticity for approval.
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