I need to be honest. There are times when I feel lost for words. I want so badly to write a post to capture a new thing I learned about the world or life, how I felt that week, or anything at all that you can relate to. This is one of those times. I wrote and re-wrote a first Read more…
I feel confident in saying that all of us here at Collective Inquiry are big advocates of feeling your feelings. It’s a simple statement, but not a simple action. If there is one lesson I have learned from my training, it is that when you allow yourself to dive deeply into a feeling, you will realized why so often we Read more…
So there I was waiting in the subway for my train to arrive. This was only my first day of navigating the NYC subway by myself. As the friend I was visiting instructed me, “Put your train face on and look like you know what you are doing.” So I turned my “Suzy Sunshine” off and my typical smile transformed Read more…
Last Friday, Trent discussed some reflections on vulnerability as inspired by the book, Daring Greatly, that a few of us are reading right now. I would also like to offer a thought for pondering about vulnerability as something different than weakness. This is what Brenee has to say: When discussing vulnerability, it is helpful to look at the definition and etymology of the Read more…
“Vulnerability is about sharing our feelings and our experiences with people who have earned the right to hear them.” –Brené Brown We here at CI are big fans of Brené Brown. Right now a few of us are reading her new book, Daring Greatly and are meeting regularly to talk about the chapters. The above quote is from this book and Read more…
